Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris · first published 2006
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I totally agree with you, and I think everyone commenting on this thread should stop and read Sam Harris's "Letter to a Christian Nation". It pretty much covers all the questions being asked here.
on “What You Can't Say (2004)” ↗After being forced into evangelical Christianity at a young age, no 2 books were more eye-opening and life-changing for me than: Letter To A Christian Nation - Sam Harris The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins The moment you realize you've been lied to your whole life is horrific and liberating ... it's hard to describe. Took many years to "let go" but i don't…
on “Ask HN: Life Changing Books?” ↗Animal Farm by George Orwell Night by Elie Wiesel The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris Lying by Sam Harris The Road by Cormac McCarthy Cosmos by Carl Sagan. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins A Short History of Nearly Everything…
on “Ask HN: Books Recommendations?” ↗…saying that they all come highly recommended by me. In the famous words of Frank Zappa - So many books, so little time. 1. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris 2. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris 3. Lying by Sam Harris 4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy 5. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 6. Cosmos by Carl Sagan. 7. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard…
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗1. Animal Farm by George Orwell 2. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes [1] 3. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley 4. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy 5. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris 6. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe [2] 7. Cosmos by Carl Sagan 8. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins [3] 9. A Short History of Nearly Everything…
on “Ask HN: Which books did you read at least twice?” ↗"Letter to a Christian Nation" (96 pgs) addressed many of the problems I had with my Christian upbringing and allowed me to finally be comfortable with the idea of giving it up. I have been much happier since reading it.
on “Ask HN: Book under 100 pages that changed your life the most?” ↗I've read five books so far this year. 1. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris 2. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris (a re-read) 3. Lying by Sam Harris 4. Misery by Stephen King (a re-read) 5. The Road by Cormac McCarthy I'd probably pick The Road by Cormac McCarthy as my favorite so far.
on “Ask HN: How many books have you read in 2026 so far and which was your favorite?” ↗…- Maya Angelou to Peter Drucker to Plato. Or how about the Trump bubble: 1. Time to Get Tough 2. Righteous Indignation 3. Going Rogue Lots of religion here. What if we escape atheism? 1. Letter to a Christian Nation 2. God is Not Great 3. The God Delusion Hmm. Not so much religion here... but we got Aldous Huxley, Bruce Li and Richard Feynmann. I think... I've got a lot of reading to do. I LOVE this tool.
on “Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber” ↗…in the Dark Dossier Of Reason Evil God Challenge Forged God - The Failed Hypothesis God Is Not Great Godless History of God Jesus Interrupted Jesus Myth - The Case Against Historical Christ Letter To A Christian Nation Logic and Theism Love Thy Neighbour - Evolution of In-group Morality Lying Misquoting Jesus Superstition In All Ages The Ascension of Yahweh_ The Origins and Development of Israelite Monotheism…
on “"Sometimes science must give way to religion"” ↗Regarding the tolerance to Christianity check out https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_to_a_Christian_Nation
on “Why Are Americans Still Uncomfortable with Atheism?” ↗