Random House has said it is aware there are a couple of errors (not of interpretation but actual errors) which will be corrected in the next edition.

Karen criticised Ms. McDonald in her post above (May 13, 2010, 9:36 a.m.) noting her “theories are based on very limited exposire to and interview with small sects of the religious right – not at all representative of reality”.

Realistically, no author can cover every angle in every possible way in a book of around 400 pages, expecially on the given topic. We should expect and accept that ‘The Armageddon Factor’ provides one author’s glimpse into the subject topic and there will be others that will cover it in other books in other ways.

Ms. McDonald does not suggest that all Christians in Canada are bad or that they have a hidden agenda; she merely points out the relationships she is aware of.

I’ve been a Christian all my life too. I’ve even attended a few evangelical congregation services to see what all the hype was about and determined it wasn’t for me.

I believe one does not need to attend any church or become part of any congregation in order to live and work in a way that respects the individual rights of others. I view faith as a personal, individual choice, and I have no need to share it with – or have it influenced by – anyone else outside of my family.

Canadians of any faith – including Christian faiths – have a right to run for office and serve in government. The Canada Elections Act makes no reference to faith as a qualifier for candidacy. However, we must not allow faith and religion to influence policy and law-making in Canada. History has shown that doing so in any society has always led to unacceptable imbalances.

Good to hear from you. Would you be interested in having your review published here with full attribution? Let me know.

I disagree with Magnus that the Left is exxagerating the threat from the Christian right. They certainly do hate us (non-Christians, secular, Muslims, Sikhs, etc.) and could do us harm if they get enough power. Try being a religious, racial or social minority in the US South (where a white-Christian majority dominates) to see the threat.

The Christian Zionists are the worst. They- along with rightwing Jews- have hurt Canada’s reputation, hurt Palestinians, encouraged Israeli apartheid and war crimes and would like to start Armageddon. They are definitely the worst segment of the Right and Harper is definitely in this corner. They really want to fight and kill as many ‘raghead’ Muslims as they can being the ‘haters’ that they are.

McDonald is a brave and intelligent ‘siren in the night’ that is warning us that we could go the way of the US- where rightwing bigots and fanatics can get to ridiculously high levels if not challenged (look at Dubya)! Underestimating the enemy has made Liberal/Left America so weak and the Right so powerful!

I’m looking forward to what the author has to say, and will be back to post my thoughts after I’ve had a chance to read.

Christ’s peace – r

Listen to her interview and substitute “Muslim” or “Native” for “Christian”….

she should be brought up on hate charges with the Human Rights Tribunal

After listening to her interview yesterday, she came across as a passionate and committed author, determined to present her case – which is all great! Unfortunately, it also came across that her theories are based on very limited exposure to and interviews with small sects of the “religious right” – not at all representative of reality. Had she researched this book and her theories with more depth, she would have realized that:

Christians are not anti-environment. Christians are told by God to have dominion over the earth, to subdue it, to tend to it. We are told to exercise the principles of good stewardship. Which in practise looks like this – we recycle, we use our resources responsibly, we take care of our possessions and our money and we plan for our kids’ future.

Canadian Christians don’t subscribe to some off-the-wall theory that Psalm 72 refers to Canada. Ms. Mcdonald is the first person I have EVER heard use that reference. Sure, it’s poetic and sounds nice in a song – but a climactic role in the end times? Hardly. I have heard more people actually point out that Canada and the US are conspicuously ABSENT from ent times prophecy – indicative of our lack of impact on anything in the world and the high likelihood that we will have been overshadowed by Europe and the UN.

“Christian Zionists” is the only sect I heard her refer to. One can hardly take the opinions and beliefs of one small denomination and use a wide brush to apply the same to ALL right-leaning religions.

Frankly, Ms. McDonald seems ardent but ignorant. It is unfortunate that she will now have the celebrity status and perceived authority that goes with being a “published author.”