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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/15/377589757/boy-says-he-didn-t-go-to-heaven-publisher-says-it-will-pull-book

Nearly five years after it hit bestseller lists, a book that purported to be a six-year-old boy's story of visiting angels and heaven after suffering a bad car crash is being pulled from shelves. The young man at the center of The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven, Alex Malarkey, said this week that the story was all made up.

The book's publisher, Tyndale House, had promoted it as "a supernatural encounter that will give you new insights on Heaven, angels, and hearing the voice of God."

But Thursday, Tyndale House confirmed to NPR that it is taking "the book and all ancillary products out of print."

The decision to pull the book comes after Alex Malarkey wrote an open letter to retailer LifeWay and others who sell Christian books and religious materials. It was published this week on the Pulpit and Pen website.

"I did not die. I did not go to Heaven," Alex wrote. He continued, "I said I went to heaven because I thought it would get me attention. When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible. People have profited from lies, and continue to. They should read the Bible, which is enough. The Bible is the only source of truth. Anything written by man cannot be infallible."

He concluded, "Those who market these materials must be called to repent and hold the Bible as enough."

Here are a few key background details of the story: Alex Malarkey was paralyzed at the age of 6 when he was in a car wreck. He then spent two months in a coma. He's now a teenager. The book lists him as a co-author along with his father, Kevin Malarkey.

Calling the book a "spiritual memoir," The Washington Post notes that it "became part of a popular genre of 'heavenly tourism,' which has been controversial among orthodox Christians."

Alex's parents are now divorced; he and his siblings live with his mother, Beth Malarkey, who has previously spoken out against the book (and last year, a movie) featuring her son. She has also said that profits from the book haven't been going to Alex.

Last spring, Beth Malarkey wrote a blog post stating, "Alex's name and identity are being used against his wishes (I have spoken before and posted about it that Alex has tried to publicly speak out against the book), on something that he is opposed to and knows to be in error according to the Bible."

She added, "I am fully aware of what it feels like to be pulled in. There are many who are scamming and using the Word of God to do it. They are good, especially if you are not digging into your Bible and truly studying it. They study their audience and even read 'success' books to try to build better and bigger ... 'ministries/businesses.' "

Thanks to NPR editor Susan Vavrick for flagging this story.

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& then saying believe in the bible as the only truth

uh HELLO, kid...who wrote the bible? aliens? whales? cmon


does it really matter?

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>uh HELLO, kid...who wrote the bible? aliens? whales? cmon
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Yup basically.. A lot of people don't grasp that men wrote the bible.

I've got friends who see conspiracy and scepticism everywhere, doubting media outlets, 9/11, moon landings, JFK etc. But if you suggest the bible may have been subject to the same sort of manipulation.. Nah they don't wanna hear or consider that.

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Next you'll be suggesting my friend at primary school was lying when he said he'd been to The Moon during the summer holidays.

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Which he states on camera?

What about Neil Armstrong's cryptic comments on the 25th anniversary of the lunar landing? Folks can't seem to understand that when boiled down all the bible is saying is that there is something "up there" that has come "down here".

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if all the bible says was something was up there and it came down there then it would have said that. One fucking page one fucking sentence. Not endless fairytales and stories.

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to decide how the events or the encounters it describes unfold or resonate through the human experience. All we have to do is question it and ourselves. That can be said for just about all belief systems I guess.

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...completely abandon his testimony that it was a UFO, but most likely part of their kit reflecting the Sun? You just decided to transplant a bit of ancient superstition into a really rather rational sounding story. Talk about desire to believe in fairy stories overtaking critical thought...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10959526/Buzz-Aldrin-saw-UFO-during-1969-Apollo-11-flight.html

“There were many explanations of what that could be, other than another spacecraft from another country or another world – it was either the rocket we had separated from, or the four panels that moved away when we extracted the lander from the rocket and we were nose to nose with the two spacecraft.

“So in the close vicinity, moving away, were four panels. And I feel absolutely convinced that we were looking at the sun reflected off of one of these panels.

“Which one? I don't know. So technically, the definition could be ‘unidentified’,’’ he said.

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You have to pull the bold back. SMH


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One does have to pull back, or cock, the charging handle.

You are mistaken.

I'm still in your corner Case!

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You only pull back a charging handle. You never Cock one. And the when you pull back the charging handle it slides the bolt back. Hence you are mistaken.


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i'd act differently if Xtians were a persecuted minority in our society and especially if my ppl were involved in your ppl's persecution. b/c i believe in punching UP and not punching down (http://thoughtcatalog.com/liz-labacz/2014/07/punching-up-and-the-rules-of-comedy/). but that is very much not the case and so i'm comfortable w/what i've said. i punched up, not down so it's fine, IMO.

if you're bothered i suggest you pray on it.

if you feel the need to act violently against me of course you're in the wrong however i've said something somewhat provocative and downright insulting to your faith so i understand your violent reaction though it is not tolerable in our society. still, i understand that risk and given this circumstance i'm willing to accept it.

fuck you.

Has he ever done anything to you?

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it wasn't about him. it was about the zombie god, Jesus, that ppl who believe in heaven and who believed this boy's story worship.

try to keep up.

but if you wanna know why i referred to Jesus as a 'zombie god' - i did it for the lulz.

fuck you.

Don't get brand new.

>it wasn't about him. it was about the zombie god, Jesus,
>that ppl who believe in heaven and who believed this boy's
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Try to keep off your knees, because we know that you ain't praying.



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fuck you.

Wouldn't it be easier to just say "when I do it, it's okay, when others do it in ways I don't like, it's not cool"?

Not trying to spark, I saw the opening and went for it.

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i wrote the truth.

fuck you.

Where people who had particular disagreements re: CH now trip over themselves to catch ppl in logic traps?

This is not like that.

Or so they say. Ah well better to be angry at God than to be ambivalent IMO.

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Word to the Burpos. "Heaven is For Real" ("written" by a four year old and his father) was a huge hit on the Christian inspirational book circuit and turned into a pretty successful movie.

Shoot, "Heaven Tourism" is pretty popular and money-making genre pf religious books in general. Wouldn't be surprised if the parents manipulated this poor kid in order to make some money off of his tragedy.

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months and came back to earth and couldnt' walk and he was okay with that??

I be salty after i got to come back to work after a weekend vacation.

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saved from what. yes, some of us, don't believe their is anything to be saved from...

i.e. the state of oblivion that we call death.

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"Alex's parents are now divorced; he and his siblings live with his mother, Beth Malarkey, who has previously spoken out against the book (and last year, a movie) featuring her son. She has also said that profits from the book haven't been going to Alex."

He lives with the parent who never supported what he said and is now repeating what she says using a very adult tone. He's in a very vulnerable position, moreso than most because of his paralysis. I would not be so quick to jump on this story either. I don't know what happened to him, nor does it affect me in anyway, but it does sound like he has been subject to a lot of pressures in his home for a very long time. This doesn't sound like the truth either, it sounds like he fumbled a prepared statement given to him. I feel for the kid and hope he'll get some peace eventually.

I don't know what happened to him but having one's mother intimate that they're a liar for the majority of their life can't be the best thing for one's growth and development. Adults can be pretty awful that way.



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why he lied. It has nothing to do with heaven or the content of his lie. But I'm sure that people will choose to look past the deeper meaning that caused this kid to make up a story.

Carry on.

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"I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am 1 thing, a musician." � Miles

"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

But for the sake of helping you, I'll respond. I haven't addressed the content of the book, so your question is not valid. My focus is on the "Why". Why did the boy (a kid, a child) lie about this situation. There is a deeper reason that caused him to lie and the content of the book has no bearing on that reason.


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if the boy lied about going to heaven, and the contents of the book detail his experiences in heaven, the his lie negates all of that no?

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

>if the boy lied about going to heaven, and the contents of
>the book detail his experiences in heaven, the his lie negates
>all of that no?


Again, the book has nothing to do with the reason for his lie. But if you want to parlay and politic about the symptom then that your choice. I choose to address the cause, so that the disease can be cured.

And you have a nerve to challenge my intellect on the regular. SMH



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or are you talking about the bible? cause i'm not. i'm talking about the book the boy (via his father) wrote which the boy is now saying is a lie.

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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

If you're having a hard time understanding then just raise your hand and say so.

>or are you talking about the bible? cause i'm not. i'm
>talking about the book the boy (via his father) wrote which
>the boy is now saying is a lie.

AND Did you read the part where he said he lied to get attention? Or are you just whistling between the gaps in your conversation.


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The boy lied to get attention. So you're focusing on why he lied - to get attention. And so does the fact that it was to get attention somehow negates the fact that he lied? ARe you implying somehow the scope of the lie doesn't extend to the detailed events of his experiences in heaven?

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>The boy lied to get attention. So you're focusing on why he
>lied - to get attention. And so does the fact that it was to
>get attention somehow negates the fact that he lied? ARe you
>implying somehow the scope of the lie doesn't extend to the
>detailed events of his experiences in heaven?



So let me SLOW IT DOWN for you. The Lie precipitated the book. The book is only a visual manifestation of the Lie, which was caused by the need to seek attention. And the attention was needed because there is a deep issue that the child has with his life and family.

Thus, I chose to make a statement about the root that caused the Lie, hence I don't care about the book, because it really doesn't matter when it comes to the deeper need of the child.

Now, if you have a hard time understanding what I just said, then you need to log off.




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why didn't jesus tell them it wasn't true?

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You talk a lot of crap over this internet, but well know that you're pure sweetness. So I'm gonna let you cook slow like a lil kid.

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I mean, either you'd turn the other cheek, or your fake ass would try to do something.

it's really not a problem to me either way, but it is about you being a fake bully.

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>I mean, either you'd turn the other cheek, or your fake ass
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Turning the other cheek has nothing to do with passivity or letting someone insult or beat you. But you wouldn't know that.

>it's really not a problem to me either way, but it is about
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You are the epitome of bing a Fake Bully. You talk a bunch of crap because you're able to hide behind the distance of the internet.


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you are the lowest kind of person

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As is the assertion that people keeping civility in social situations distinct from the tone of internet discussions is somehow a victory for him (again as if he's any different).

That's the route of a bully though.

Just IMO though.

But I do know that you'd never utter the kind of things that you say on this Site to people's face, because you know that there'd be consequences.

But like a bully and the Devil and his offspring you're just all talk.



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you've threatened me, and others, repeatedly.

that's the fact.

so tell me again how you're not a shitty human being.

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And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Do your googles if you want the verse numbers and such

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it's pretty funny.

They watched Birth of a Nation and believed it

They read the Willie Lynch Letter and believed that too

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People who believe fairy tales like the Bible are basically nazis.

Until the resurrection. Now does the time from death to resurrection pass in an instant for the deceased? I'd argue yes, but you won't be coming back to tell the tale.

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lol @ the book being pulled because "the story was all made up"

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"Anything written by man cannot be infallible."

LOL

the boy or whomever wrote that statement likely believes the Bible was written by God where ppl took dictation.

and yes, i too lol'd @ that part. b/c, you know. LOL

fuck you.

or suffering from dyslexia

...anyway, i don't know why people believe any of these books about the afterlife or really would want to read them....but i'm different...

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still sold. some of that was a lie and he's still making money off of it.

now go runtelldat, ho.