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Reckless Rumors, Misinformation and Doomsday Delusions
A thorough study of rumors, especially those that involve Christians in one way or another. The Knights of Columbus oath, Procter & Gamble trademark, George Washingtons Vision, the Bible code, Nostradamus predictions, Shroud of Turin, Madalyn Murray OHair and the FCC, Janet Reno on 60 Minutes, drilling into Hell, etc.
122 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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May 27, 2025
THE EVANGELIST DEBUNKS SEVERAL FALSE CLAIMS MADE AMONG CHRISTIANS
Ralph Woodrow was the author of ‘Babylon Mystery Religion: Ancient and Modern,’ but he recanted this book in 'The Babylon Connection?' He also reconsidered his former rejection of the Christmas celebration in 'Christmas Reconsidered.'
He wrote in the Introduction to this 2000 book, “Rumors and misinformation have been around for a long time. Even in the days of the apostles, the early Christians had to separate fable from fact. They were warned about ‘cunningly devised fables,’ ‘rumors of wars,’ ‘old wives’ fables,’ ‘Jewish fables,’ and ‘commandments of men that turn from the truth.’… [Paul] did not refrain from naming names, such as Hymenaeus and Philetus, who had overthrown the faith of some by teaching that the resurrection was already past… In the pages that follow, we will debunk rumors of various kinds, but with special attention to those that involve Christians, in one way or another.”
He reports, “along with an estimated 40 million other people, I saw the [1993] network television documentary, ‘The Incredible Discovery of Noah’s Ark.’ Quite impressively it dramatized the account of George Jammal, high on Mount Ararat, breaking through the ice into what appeared to be rooms within an ancient ship. Later in the documentary, Jammal was seen holding a piece of what he called … wood had brought back from Noah’s ark. But the whole Jammal story was a hoax. He had never been to Mount Ararat!” (Pg. 6)
Of so-called ‘backward masking’ on hard rock records, he explains, “It is claimed that some rock groups have included subliminal messages on their records which, when played BACKWARD, say things like: ‘I sing because I live with Satan’ and ‘He will give you 666.’ I wouldn’t be surprised! One does not have to play the records backwards to discern their source---the regular words are often trashy, vulgar, or sadistic. What I would question is this: Some claim these backward subliminal messages are picked up by the human brain, scanned, reversed, and implanted in our youth without them even knowing it! But… let’s turn it around: Suppose we, as Christians, were to secretly put a backward message like ‘secas susej’ (Jesus Saves) on a recording. Would this influence anyone to turn to Jesus?... Would this suddenly cause people to pray, read the Bible, and go to church? It doesn’t work that way.” (Pg, 46-47)
He says of Michael Drosnin’s so-called ‘Bible Code,’ “While many get worked up about ‘hidden’ meanings encoded in the Bible, there is danger of overlooking meanings that are not hidden---what the Bible actually says! With approximately 845,000 words in the Bible, it is safe to say that whether English, Hebrew, or Greek is used, there are literally millions of letters to work with. It is not difficult to make up little word games---and find so-called hidden meanings.” (Pg. 57)
He asks, “Have you heard about the huge computer in Brussels, Belgium, called the ‘Beast’? According to a rumor that first circulated in the 1970, this computer in the European Common Market’s headquarters … is set up to assign a number, a laser tattoo, to every person in the world! The alarming story about the Brussels Beast found its way into numerous tracts, books, and magazines. When ‘Christian Life’ … carried the story, Joe Musser wrote a letter clarifying the true origin of the story: ‘The item referring to a computer “Beast”… is based on fictional portrayals of end-time events, drawing from my NOVEL, ‘Behold a Pale Horse’… and a screenplay I wrote for the David Wilkerson film, ‘The Rapture.’ For more than three years I have heard my story ideas circulated as fact… However… they are fiction.’” (Pg. 79-80)
This book will be of keen interest to Christians researching such controversial issues.
Ralph Woodrow was the author of ‘Babylon Mystery Religion: Ancient and Modern,’ but he recanted this book in 'The Babylon Connection?' He also reconsidered his former rejection of the Christmas celebration in 'Christmas Reconsidered.'
He wrote in the Introduction to this 2000 book, “Rumors and misinformation have been around for a long time. Even in the days of the apostles, the early Christians had to separate fable from fact. They were warned about ‘cunningly devised fables,’ ‘rumors of wars,’ ‘old wives’ fables,’ ‘Jewish fables,’ and ‘commandments of men that turn from the truth.’… [Paul] did not refrain from naming names, such as Hymenaeus and Philetus, who had overthrown the faith of some by teaching that the resurrection was already past… In the pages that follow, we will debunk rumors of various kinds, but with special attention to those that involve Christians, in one way or another.”
He reports, “along with an estimated 40 million other people, I saw the [1993] network television documentary, ‘The Incredible Discovery of Noah’s Ark.’ Quite impressively it dramatized the account of George Jammal, high on Mount Ararat, breaking through the ice into what appeared to be rooms within an ancient ship. Later in the documentary, Jammal was seen holding a piece of what he called … wood had brought back from Noah’s ark. But the whole Jammal story was a hoax. He had never been to Mount Ararat!” (Pg. 6)
Of so-called ‘backward masking’ on hard rock records, he explains, “It is claimed that some rock groups have included subliminal messages on their records which, when played BACKWARD, say things like: ‘I sing because I live with Satan’ and ‘He will give you 666.’ I wouldn’t be surprised! One does not have to play the records backwards to discern their source---the regular words are often trashy, vulgar, or sadistic. What I would question is this: Some claim these backward subliminal messages are picked up by the human brain, scanned, reversed, and implanted in our youth without them even knowing it! But… let’s turn it around: Suppose we, as Christians, were to secretly put a backward message like ‘secas susej’ (Jesus Saves) on a recording. Would this influence anyone to turn to Jesus?... Would this suddenly cause people to pray, read the Bible, and go to church? It doesn’t work that way.” (Pg, 46-47)
He says of Michael Drosnin’s so-called ‘Bible Code,’ “While many get worked up about ‘hidden’ meanings encoded in the Bible, there is danger of overlooking meanings that are not hidden---what the Bible actually says! With approximately 845,000 words in the Bible, it is safe to say that whether English, Hebrew, or Greek is used, there are literally millions of letters to work with. It is not difficult to make up little word games---and find so-called hidden meanings.” (Pg. 57)
He asks, “Have you heard about the huge computer in Brussels, Belgium, called the ‘Beast’? According to a rumor that first circulated in the 1970, this computer in the European Common Market’s headquarters … is set up to assign a number, a laser tattoo, to every person in the world! The alarming story about the Brussels Beast found its way into numerous tracts, books, and magazines. When ‘Christian Life’ … carried the story, Joe Musser wrote a letter clarifying the true origin of the story: ‘The item referring to a computer “Beast”… is based on fictional portrayals of end-time events, drawing from my NOVEL, ‘Behold a Pale Horse’… and a screenplay I wrote for the David Wilkerson film, ‘The Rapture.’ For more than three years I have heard my story ideas circulated as fact… However… they are fiction.’” (Pg. 79-80)
This book will be of keen interest to Christians researching such controversial issues.
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