Charles D. Fraune
Autor von Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know
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- 4.0
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The criticisms...
1. To me the entire book read like a monotone sermon.
2. He repeats himself throughout the book. He says the same thing in different ways. He will say something and say it again later. You get the point...
3. IMHO the book pushes itself beyond the point of reason, stretching and sometimes even twisting what someone says. For example, in one excerpt he implies Bob Dylan made a pact with Satan to gain his fame. He writes...Bob Dylan suspiciously stated in an interview that he was still performing late in life because he is keeping up with his end of the bargain he made 'with the Chief Commander...on this earth and in the world we can't see'.(emphasis added). I did Google search this phrase as requested in the footnotes. While I did find references to Bob talking about the Chief Commander in the world we can't see I found no evidence that he was referring to Satan. In fact Bob Dylan has even met Pope John Paul II. It is also said that the song "Shelter From the Storm" is a song about the Virgin Mary (read the words to the song and decide for yourself). I would contend after my own research that Bob Dylan could just as easily be referring to God as the Chief Commander and I find no proof by the author that this is not also a plausible interpretation. There are others such as John Lennon and Harry Potter where he seems to "accuse" without real evidence.
4. The books focus seemed to be less about exorcism and more about how to protect yourself against the temptations and evils of the demons. While that is not a bad thing (which is why i did not rate this book lower) it was not what I expected. The only thing that is different about this book from hundreds of other books that talk of avoiding the temptations of evil is its title.
The book was not all bad though. I did learn some things and it certainly gave me something to think about. It was also a good reminder that evil is real and is all around us 24x7, and that it is not just some obscure concept. I can't say I would recommend the book but since the majority of ratings are good maybe I am an outlier and you will find it of more value than I did.… (mehr)