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Site Shows Controversial Sports Plays - You Make the Call!

6/30/2013

Was the Immaculate Reception a legal catch?
Did Reggie Jackson (right) interfere with a ball in play?
Did Drew Pearson shove off a Minnesota Viking player to score a game-winning touchdown in the playoffs?

Go to this site and watch the YouTube clips and decide for yourself about these and other plays!

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St. Peter's Choice: New Novel Portrays Saint as Mentor for Non-Believers

6/28/2013

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Some people belong to a religion and their beliefs give them all the answers they need. Good for them.

I do not have that kind of belief. With this book, I explore answers to many questions I have had, such as: Is there a God? Is there life after death? What is virtue and what does one do if they believe that a god does not show virtue?

The characters in my book cannot get any answers from the Christian God. So they ask a saint, instead.

St. Peter turns out to be a reasonable person who listens to and converses with non-believers. If he does not know the answer to a question, he says, "I don't know." He shows a willingness to change his mind even on deeply-held beliefs when shown valid evidence.

Believers in Christianity are not criticized in St. Peter's Choice. But believers and non-believers alike will see an articulate case against the supposed God of this religion.

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Read St. Peter's Choice Now!

6/19/2013

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Daring to challenge assumptions about God and the afterlife, the novel St.   Peter’s Choice arrives now to an audience of those willing to think freely.

It is  Judgment Day. The “rock” of the Christian religion begins to change his mind   about going to heaven after he decides to talk to those sent to hell. When he   speaks to God later about the conversation, he finds he has a choice to make   between faith and reason.

This novel is unique in that it provides ample footnotes from the Bible and other works that analyze Christianity. An appendix  also gives background to issues raised by the characters in the book. A bibliography shows books of influence to the author, most notably Open Tomb: How and Why Jesus Faked His Death and Resurrection by David  Mirsch.

Buy it here

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St. Peter's Choice is Coming Soon!

6/9/2013

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Assertions by Christians:

There is a God.

He is my God.

There are no other Gods.

Those who believe as I do are rewarded after death.

Everyone else fails to get the reward.

I know people who believe in this manner. Many of them are, from my point of view, good people. Some are not.

The novel, St. Peter’s Choice, asks the reader to assume, for the sake of argument, the truth of this set of assertions. It then challenges the reader to decide if this is a God they would choose.

Through the novel, interesting questions come up:

Is God good?

Is heaven a desirable place?

Does hell exist?

Why does the Old Testament God have so many capital offenses?

What does one do if one’s reason leads them to disbelieve in God?

St. Peter’s Choice will be available on Amazon and other stores soon!

ST. PETER'S CHOICE IS OUT NOW!

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St. Peter's Choice - A Novel by Dean T. Hartwell out Soon!

6/6/2013

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Daring to challenge assumptions about God and the afterlife, the novel St. Peter’s Choice by Dean T. Hartwell arrives soon to an audience of those willing to think freely.

It is Judgment Day. The “rock” of the Christian religion begins to change his mind about going to heaven after he decides to talk to those sent to hell.

When he speaks to God later about the conversations, he finds he has a choice to make between faith and reason.

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Site Shows Controversial Sports Plays - You Make the Call!

St. Peter's Choice: New Novel Portrays Saint as Mentor for Non-Believers

Read St. Peter's Choice Now!

St. Peter's Choice is Coming Soon!

St. Peter's Choice - A Novel by Dean T. Hartwell out Soon!

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