false 256950 1 <div>The most effective message yet found by the hijackers of mainstream religion is Tim LaHaye&#8217;s <i>Left Behind</i> series of apocalyptic Christian novels. This wide-ranging study examines the books and the empire behind them. Author Michael Standaert contextualizes the <i>Left Behind</i> phenomenon by probing millennial thinking across cultures, from pre-Christian times to the present, and tracing the evolution of militant evangelism in the U.S., uncovering the links between fundamentalist religious figures and mainstream right-wing politicians through organizations like the Moral Majority. <i>Skipping Toward Armageddon</i> rips the lid off the <i>Left Behind</i> books&#8217; ideological underpinnings, showing how LaHaye uses them to advance the foreign and domestic policy goals Religious Right, from fomenting Middle East violence to promoting homophobia and xenophobia. The book is a timely cautionary tale, revealing that these best-selling books are not simply harmless thrillers written from an evangelical Christian perspective but a tool in a fanatical group&#8217;s agenda.</div> 249029 10 6 2006 Skipping Towards Armageddon: The Politics and Propaganda of the Left Behind Novels and the LaHaye Empire total:9|5:1|4:3|3:5| 9 32 21 3 3 0 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 11:49:14 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 11:49:14 -0700 2008 HORRORS!). Although the premise stands solid--and thus secured the blessed third star--the composition is painfully shaky. The text just screams for an editor, and not just because of the countless typographical and spelling errors but also for Standaert's tendency to ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jun 25 11:54:58 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 11:54:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 12 10:42:53 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 10:45:01 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Jun 25 12:15:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 12:15:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 17:44:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 17:44:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 05:36:58 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 05:36:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 19 16:58:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 16:58:34 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jun 29 10:27:27 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 07:32:19 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 14 12:16:02 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 12:16:08 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Feb 26 16:04:18 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 16:04:27 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 25 17:03:43 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 13:32:28 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 10 11:31:49 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 11:31:49 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 12:32:39 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 12:32:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Dec 30 08:37:05 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 08:37:15 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Fri Nov 30 20:47:27 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 20:47:27 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Oct 30 12:52:39 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 12:52:39 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 29 18:14:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 18:14:05 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Sep 28 13:23:57 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 13:23:57 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Aug 14 08:01:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 08:01:04 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jul 19 06:05:16 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 06:05:19 -0700 2007