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which doesn't exactly suffer from false modesty; its adherents bill it as a correction to Christianity, a remedy for centuries of errors in which the original message of Jesus was misinterpreted by organized religions. But although its proponents insist that theis not itself a religion, this assurance offers little solace to the fundamentalist Christians who warn that while theis dangerously seductive it may well be the work of the Devil.
The limousine liberals were relieved, but the incident was an ominous symptom of growing tensions between Williamson and many of those in her New York organization—tensions that would explode into open warfare little more than a month later. Afterward, back home in Los Angeles, Williamson found it difficult to conceal her exasperation."God is definitely out of the closet.
In talking about contemporary problems, Williamson unquestionably plays to the experience of her generation. But even when the topic is sex, the religious dimension in her talks is inescapable; references to Jesus and the Holy Spirit abound, although Williamson carefully explains thatuses His name as a metaphor."All that Christ is is the unconditionally loving essence of every person," she says.
Williamson is enthralled with being a mother, although she is forthright about the fact that she would prefer to get married so her child would have a father in residence. Williamson's boyfriends have been many and various, but the one constant seems to be that they don't last; at the moment, yet another romance appears to be fizzling. If marriage remains one of Williamson's goals, however, she makes no apologies for her choice to become a single mother.
This is not a position that would gladden the hearts of most rabbis, but at least her parents seem to have accepted the work Williamson has chosen."She associates it with the Golden Rule," her mother says."I used to kid her about being like Aimee Semple McPherson, but Marianne says, 'Jesus and the Holy Spirit— Mother, they're just words for goodness. I am not spouting Christianity.
Many people see the anxieties of the age of AIDS as a primary explanation for the growing popularity ofwhich asserts that all human beings are innocent and carries none of the judgmental sting of Christianity. Also, theisn't a church; there's nothing to join, no dues to pay, only the book to read for those who so choose. This alone is problematic, however; one of the first obstacles confronting anyone who exploresis the question of the book's origin.
The ranks of literal believers are augmented by others who take a more tempered view. Dr. Walsh, a specialist in comparative religion, doesn't believe that thewas actually dictated by Jesus, but he acknowledges that other explanations are problematic."I don't believe Schucman could have dictated this from her conscious mind," he says.
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