tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/now/discussions/feeds/thread/315138 en-us 2 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:42:56 GMT Gaia: Power of Now - A New Earth - A New Earth and Christianity http://joeyhannah.gaia.com Joey tag:gaia.com,2008:Gaia-321525 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:42:56 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/now/conversations/view/315138#321525 <p> I find that really interesting, especially given that there are so many Christian churches that have been blasting A New Earth and Eckhart Tolle (and Oprah) from the pulpit.&nbsp; This has never made sense to me, as his books use examples from Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam...<br /><br />I actually had to bite my tongue a few months ago when my cousin posted an anti-Tolle&nbsp;blog on our family website.&nbsp; It was quite obvious by the things she wrote that she had never cracked open a single one of his books and was basing everything she wrote off of what she&#39;d HEARD were in the books.<br /><br />What kinds of reactions (from religious communities, friends, acquaintances) have everyone else encountered to Tolle&#39;s books? </p> http://allison.gaia.com Allison tag:gaia.com,2008:Gaia-315138 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:25:41 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/now/conversations/view/315138 <p> I wanted to let you all know about an upcoming e-course that may be of interest to you.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Check out the new e-course we are offering at Christ Community Church...</div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px" /></div><div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px"><span style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px" class="Apple-style-span">A New Christianity For a New Earth e-Course&nbsp;</span>

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