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A Goodreads user asked this question about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch:

I'm sorry but this book is an insult to all Christians, demons and angels never work together. The rapture should never be made fun of, because the Antichrist is real. Satan and God are real, this man is a deceiver. How can anyone read this hogwash?

SpideyWebz This is a work of fiction, written by two highly educated, widely learned, incredibly intelligent, philosophical, imaginitive men who are lauded by th…moreThis is a work of fiction, written by two highly educated, widely learned, incredibly intelligent, philosophical, imaginitive men who are lauded by thousands.

The Bible, on the other hand, is written by a bunch of narrow-minded, sexist bullies who contradict themselves every other passage and who lived in a permanent state of righteous indignation and heatstroke.

One of these books is heartwarming, entertaining and funny; the other encourages people to persecute and segregate anybody who is not like them. Unlike your book of fairy tales, Good Omens has never set out to cause division, or to spread hate. Which one is hogwash, again?(less)

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