{"product_id":"9781526201164","title":"Killing God: Desert of Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReligion is to this century what AIDS was to the last!\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the ''Gay Plague' and 'God's Punishment' headlines of the eighties, to the modern day messages of hell and damnation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas there ever a time when we were not led by fear? A time when the words that were passed down from those with influence could be trusted and depended upon?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal fear comes from a place of mistrust, a place of darkness, and like a hunter it follows us through time, hiding in the shadows, waiting for its opportunity to drip its poison into our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe never know when it will begin. When will that first piece of information arrive that tells us that maybe this world is not as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's true, some of us prefer not to look, not to question, hesitant at scratching away at the surface for fear of what we might uncover. But I was never like that, always inquisitive, always challenging, because something deep inside of me whispered 'Something is wrong with this world'. Its voice was persistant, constantly goading that some of the things I'd been taught just didn't seem to add up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I set out on a journey of education, and yes I won awards, and yes the reviews came flooding in helping to keep the fragile mask in place. But behind the laughter and the acclaim was a different story. One of deceit, betrayal, and self-destruction. One that I have run away from and feared facing until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes to seek forgiveness, we must first open up our own wounds and display them to the world. Only then, can we truly be released from the grip of fear and pain that holds us all back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKilling God is that story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e Adult Content Warning\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a return to the dark and moreish writing style that created controversy with his theatre in education play 'Frank's Bible'. Killing God is an autobiographical account of his journey through education and the trials that brought him to this point. This is not a title for those who are easily offended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Pen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045884969200,"sku":"9781526201164","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781526201164_p0.jpg?v=1763738425","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781526201164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}