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BOOK REVIEWS IS HE OR ISN’T HE?: A RESPONSE TO GOD’S NOT DEAD The book God’s Not Dead by Pastor Rice Broocks so engaged Cliff’s interest and his disagreement with its content that he undertook to write a response (or rebuttal). This book is it. Dealing with such diverse issues as cosmology, theology, and evolution, as well as an examination of what the Gospels of the Bible really say, this book is argumentative and opinionated. However, Cliff respects the pastor (as he refers to Broocks) and has tried to be respectful in his approach. As the book states early on, Cliff is an atheist but not a proselytizer. You may be interested in the origin of the universe, the idea of the tuned universe, the dogma known as creationism, or that known as intelligent design, the question of the meaning to religion of Darwin’s theory of natural selection, or the actual words of the Gospels. If so, this book will intrigue you no matter which side of the fence you find yourself on. Come on in, the water’s fine. Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble HOW STUPID ARE WE? How Stupid Are We? sets forth a detailed but mercifully short explanation of why and how the far-right wealthy have usurped the Republican Party to ensure that their agenda is followed and their power is complete. The book deals with the incredible amount of money spent over more than three decades in this endeavor and shows the methods employed in order to increase the wealth disparity in this country, to disenfranchise the minorities and the working poor, to deny the obvious as to climate change, the dangers of smoking, acid rain, and the ozone hole, for example. It outlines the political tactics used to obstruct the passage of legislation favorable to the lower 99 percent. It discloses how the education system of the country has been invaded and our youth are being indoctrinated with self-destructive beliefs. The doctrine of “supply side” or “trickle down” economics is shown to have been instrumental in misleading and beggaring the lower 99 percent. Somers pulls no punches and works from an obvious passion. The book is pitched to the average literate reader and is not couched in abstruse or technical language.
the many contradictions of the existence of the Christian god. He made a point by point rebuttal of the book by Pastor Rice Broocks, which is sub-titled “Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty”. He demonstrated the fundamental errors in every point made by Broocks, from why
States have betrayed the trust of its people. Aiming to create something revelatory, this book traces the development of the degradation of a lot of things in the United States over the time frame from the Carter administration to current day.
“His drive to pursue his dreams when he was younger rekindled after his retirement. As he says, when you ‘really wanted it bad enough’, it will happen despite the odds.”
Now 80, Cliff still intends to write a novel in his lifetime. He believes that as a reader, a good story is one that can lift you into the author’s world and how to do that is a different and far more difficult question. Cliff proves that it is never too late to chase your dreams. Your time and season will come. EC
Genesis did not and could not have happened on its own terms. And three years later, in 2018, his anger towards the increasing wealth gap in the USA led him to create another book entitled “How Stupid Are We.” The book concerns an analysis of the way the politicians of the United
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