Guest guest Posted November 21, 1999 Report Share Posted November 21, 1999 At least the " Christian " Holy Bible, when read objectively, is actually quite entertaining especially the book of Revelations (!!). Wow, is that ever one freaky tale! The stupid Big Book doesn't even have any entertainment value. I should just take all of that crap and have a massive book burning...all my Big Books, 12X12, Hazleton Crapola, etc. YUK! Hazelton, I am sure, loves all of this, and is laughing all the way to the bank. Some 'wacko' terrorist should bomb that joint off of the face of the map of Minnesota. ~Trixxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 1999 Report Share Posted November 22, 1999 Trixxi: Main entertainment value in Big Book is laughing at the hokey prose. Especially the stilted and outdated dialogue. There were writers around at that time whose prose still sounds quite modern (why couldn't AA have been founded by Hemingway, Fitzgerald or Henry ?). Big Book reads like a mediocre article from the 1939 Readers Digest. The good thing is this may accelerate the unraveling of AA. The hardliners won't allow anyone to change a word in the Big Book, and in a few years it's going to be as impenetrable to the average reader (or non-reader) as the King Bible. Let's see, there's also a reference in one of the prefaces to " eminent theologian Dr. Harry (middle name deleted to enhance humorous effect) Fosdick. " The personal stories section includes the alleged testimony of an Indian guy who speaks just like Tonto. It probably was God's will that the section dealing with sex begins on page 69 -- certainly makes it easier for me to understand. In the Bible, the best reading that Christians don't want you to read is in the Book of Judges. Lots of gore worthy of a Tarantino movie. Especially enlightening is the story of Jephthah, an Israelite hero who has to sacrifice his own daughter to fulfill a promise to God. By the way, in the New Testament Jesus specifically mentions Jephthah as one of the great leaders of the old days, settling once and for all the question of whether the Bible endorses human sacrifice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 1999 Report Share Posted November 24, 1999 << The stupid Big Book doesn't even have any entertainment value. >> I usually just try to imagine it as a prop in a Marx Bros movie, it's so 1930's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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