50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know: Religion
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If you're waiting for the world's "Holy Men" to tell you the truth about their religions, do you suppose they'll mention that:
The Tao Te Ching was only created because Lao Tzu was thrown in jail by a disciple who didn't want to let him leave town without writing down his teachings?"Passover" celebrates God killing all firstborn Egyptian kids while Jewish homes were "passed over" by the angel of death?Shinto, a nature-loving, mellow religion, was transformed by the Japanese government into a nationalistic ideology promoting "holy" war?
Carpocrates, an early Christian, argued that sex orgies were a key to heaven.Prostitution was a religious duty in Mesopotamian temples.The two major Chinese religions (Taoism and Confucianism) are completely at odds with each other and yet are often practiced together.Despite having persecuted Jews for 2,000 years, Christian fundamentalists are Israel's biggest supporters.
Capturing just the right balance of in-depth knowledge, respect, humor and irreverence, Bolelli takes an ecumenical approach to the task, revealing surprising, shocking, and little-known facts about the "big three" religions but also many more, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and, of course, the increasingly popular non-religion: atheism.
Daniele Bolelli
Daniele Bolelli is a writer and college professor. He has also fought professionally in mixed martial arts and appeared in I Am Bruce Lee (2012). He is a frequent guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, The Adam Carolla Show, and The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. His own podcast The Drunken Taoist is regularly rated among the most downloaded worldwide in the "philosophy" category of iTunes. His other books include Create Your Own Religion. Visit him at www.thedrunkentaoist.com.
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Reviews for 50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved this book! Bolelli explores the story behind world religion. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Atheists, Shamans...even Pastafarians get a mention. Some stories are cute. Others are just disturbing. All of them enlightening. Highly recommended for those who don't take religion seriously. Another great feature is Bolelli provides suggestions for further reading at the end of the book for those who want to dig deeper.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Simple and nice book with rare known facts about religious history things