The Second Coming

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What you need to know is the Christians have it all wrong. Moses was an egotist who made up the Ten Commandments himself. All God wanted to say was "just be nice." God LOVES gays. He also loves pot, booze, and swearing. Niven contributes regularly to Noble Rot Magazine, an independent publication about wine and food, and the Daily Record. [6]

una cosa che io sostengo da tanto nonostante mi chieda da un mucchio di tempo se non sia una bestemmia come convinzione solo mia. E invece, dopo una caterva di fior di letteratura che si è arrovellata sulla morte di questo Gesù detto il Cristo, pappatami in tutti questi anni miei (come la maggior parte degli atei, suppongo) ci sono ricascata: ho sperato che almeno stavolta ce la facesse a scampare alla trista sorte, leggendolo fino all’ultimo sgangherato rigo.Through a series of unlikely events Gary qualifies for the Open, and he is soon hanging out with his golfing heroes. He more than holds his own in the competition, though his constant swearing is rubbing up the committee men the wrong way. Relief is at hand though as his caddy finds a novel way of stopping the profanity. Ow! That language! How horrible was that for me - English is not my first nor my second language, so you can imagine... I needed to do an effort during the first chapters. Then I got used to the language many of the characters use: low-class AND Scottish, that gives me a double... handicap in reading English. Morris, Sophie (17 February 2008). "How We Met: John Niven & James Dean Bradfield – Profiles – People – The Independent". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022 . Retrieved 8 February 2013.

Ma diventa utopistico perfino nel libro quando tutto questo comincia a disturbare i piani alti, scomodando ben tre corpi armati degli USA. Ma il novello Gesù, ritornato sulla terra, è irresistibile; impossibile, anche per un non credente come me, non volergli bene. I particularly liked the portrayal of God as a toke taking, whiskey swilling, cigar smoking bon viveur with a visceral dislike of militant Christians in general and Catholics in particular. The scene in hell where the Holy Joes get what they deserve is eyewateringly funny.Satan has a similar businessman vibe – he is like “the boss of an opposing company.” However, while Niven’s Heaven dispenses with familiar imagery, his Hell is as literal as possible, a cross between Dante and Bosch where gruesomely ironic physical torture is standard daily fare. Here, homophobes experience endless anal rape while Hitler works as a waiter in a Jewish restaurant. It is peopled by fundamentalists, politicians, and investment bankers; the punishment of the founder of the KKK is so disturbing that even Satan won’t reveal its details. Il primo è stato "il Maialino di Natale" di J.K.Rowling, che mi è piaciuto moltissimo, e poi questo. Nach rund 2. Dritteln des Buches erlebt der Leser einen wirklich furiosen Höhepunkt - man möchte das Buch wirklich nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. In particolare mi ha fatto sorridere tristemente l’elenco delle 38000 religioni diverse che siamo riusciti a tirare fuori solo partendo da diverse interpretazioni! quello il vero aiuto di cui ci sarebbe bisogno oggi nel mondo,quello quotidiano, non quello delle elemosine o delle donazioni con cui ripulirsi la coscienza.