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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage)by: Sam Harris  List Price: $11.00 Amazon.com's Price: $8.80 You Save: $2.20 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 277.3083 EAN: 9780307278777 ISBN: 0307278778 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: January 08, 2008 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: January 08, 2008 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A Tribute to Christian Hate MailHere, Harris responds to the thousands of mostly indignant letters he got for writing "The End of Faith". We might assume he is attacking a stereotype of Christianity, as a fanatically intolerant relic of the Dark Ages. But it seems these Christian letter writers really did convince him, quoting chapter and verse, that their religion stands for bigotry. To me, Harris's letter sounds roughly like an argument between two Americans, one a critical thinker, and the other some kind of super ... Read More Rating:  - this guy has it righti really enjoyed this book. i had read his other book, the end of faith, and it was ok but this one hits it right on. Rating: - Sam Harris' "Letter" adds fuel to the current fire.Anyone interested in religion and its role in today's society should read Harris brief, one sitting "Letter." Can you spend $8.80 in order to educate yourself on why so many millions worldwide reject religion? Hopefully, folks who buy this book and read it are on the fence about their beliefs. It appears that many of the reviewers here at Amazon had their minds made up prior to even picking up this book (and I must include myself in that group, but I've done quite a bit of reading lately on religion ... Read More Rating:  - Not what I thought it was going to be... I was thinking this was going to be much more of an intellectual book with well thought out arguments. Sam Harris just did not deliver the book that I thought it was going to be, this book is full of holes and bad reasoning. Sam Harris, I thought you were smarter than this... Rating: - GET...right on outta town!I have to say that I began reading this book as one critical to the point of view expressed. I thought it was an extraordinarily well-written letter, using good grammar and turns of phrase, that though smarmy and condescending, were still of the highest literary quality. I started sympathizing with the author, because I'll admit, as everyone should, that not all Christians are "tolerant" of other points of view (like Sarah Palin is! ... couldn't resist). Roundabout page 21, Harris's argument got a little ... Read More 
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