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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
(In fact, our second book even features a foreword from prominent evangelical pastor and author, Dan Kimball of Vintage Faith Church). Some Christians have reacted with varying degrees of suspicion and anger for our approach to illustrating lesser-known Bible stories that might paint their chosen faith in a light that they dont appreciate.
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
This discomfort is completely understandable, really especially given the level of Biblical literacy in the United States at the moment. Sometimes we do poke the bear a bit by diverting from Bible stories to discuss current issues related to Christian culture from gay marriage to child coercion at church camps to legal battles over the separation of church and state. This is when, some devout followers of Christ seem to take their duties as Christians very, very seriously.
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
This week I received what is certainly not my first death threat, nor, Im sure, will it be the last. Almost daily, I get what I would consider to be hostile emails from devout Christians (who have mostly not read our book), threatening everything from boycotts to bodily harm even death. (Or, just weird guys like Dan.)
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
Sometimes I also receive messages from atheists who think Im too easy on Christians with some of our commentaries. In all honesty, Im sure it just comes with the territory of working under a pen name (for good reason), making it easier for strangers to take pot-shots at what they perceive to be a character, not a real person.
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
Coming through Facebook or email, these are relatively easy to track back to the sources, doing a bit of research and providing all of the necessary details to local authorities for follow-up (in case the subjects are known offenders in need of a refresher course about playing nicely with others). For the most part, these events dont really affect me I write under a pen name
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
I separate my writing from my personal life as much as possible, in order to maintain family privacy while protecting my other businesses from the unknown. You feel pretty safe until you open your personal mailbox to find an odd letter addressed to your private name no return address, just a postmark from a couple of hours away
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
A lot of things go through your mind while standing in the middle of the road, reading a letter like this: How did they get this address? How did they find my real name? What is this verse? Who are they? What do they want? This is obviously the King James? Are they serious? Would someone actually track me down at a speaking engagement to cause me harm? Wheres my wife? Wheres my gun?
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
http://tinypic.com/r/20tph51/8 A link to the letter
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@suvetar | 19 September 14 | |
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I find the books entertaining and interesting. I'd like to bring attention to the books, and also show that there are some crazies around who get so worked up over a few pictures, not just in Islam but in Christianity too
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@0gypsy0 | 19 September 14 | |