THE DEATH OF THE CHURCH
Ralph Moody LIFE AFTER LIFE 1975
"Reports of near death experiences have come from people who had no religious beliefs or training, and their descriptions DO NOT SEEM TO DIFFER from people who had quite strong religious beliefs."
It's as if life after death is an arena, and there are priests outside selling tickets to their flocks for a special reserved section. But once inside, all discover that no special tickets are necessary--there are no special reserved sections.
Arthur Ford THE LIFE BEYOND DEATH 1971
"Life after death is a reality. Personal survival of death is not a reward for good behavior or an indication of spiritual development. EVERYBODY LIVES--proud or humble. We survive with memory, personality and capacity for recognition. This is a psychic fact, a law of the universe like gravity. For too many centuries, too many peanut-minded, sour-souled bigots and power drivers have sought to dominate their flocks through threats of hell. The joys, freedoms and opportunities of the unobstructed universe beyond have been dimmed. Fear-of-hell preaching is as much responsible for our prevailing disbelief as anything else."
Jane Roberts THE SETH MATERIAL 1970
"I can assure you death is another beginning. When you die, you are not silenced. Organized Religion preaches the survival of the soul. But it's suspiciously uninterested in studying cases of independent communication between the living and 'dead'."
Arthur Ford 1970
"Why does The Church question the religious significance of evidence human personality survives death? The promise of eternal life is a central tenet of Christian faith. Why does the clergy reject what appears to be clear evidence of the validity of that promise?"
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They don't want competition from more effective, inexpensive mediums. With the removal of fear and mystery, they would lose their exclusive franchises--and power. It's time to put these church myths behind us and transform to self-reliance.