operates, and that is why it is so successful and such a moneymaker in Christian America today. Being a Fundamentalist has one rule: make sure you're a great storyteller who has a vibrant imagination. The fact is that the bells are rung three times only twice at the consecration. If the Catholic Church truly was the anti-Christ by the use of the bells, then it would have to go something like this: the bells would have to be rung 2 times, 3 different times. The bells are used to call attention to the elevation of the host in the consecration of the Eucharist. Bells have always been a device to call attention to something. In the pioneer days of America, bells were attached to houses to summon the children and farm hands that dinner was prepared at the house. Even Protestant churches have bells on them! They are rung before and after services conclude! So the bells aren't evil and they aren't Satanic. This is all just another example of how twisted the Fundamentalist religion is. It is all the same, all the time. It is made up and twisted to support one man's thinking. The other group of people who this book is for is for my fellow Roman Catholic brothers and sisters who are confused on the faith, or have had dealings with fundamentalists, but just don't know how to respond. Yes, there are many wonderful apologetics out there, but the majority are so confusing and end up getting the reader no-where. It is my goal and prayer that you get the most out of it. As Catholics, we have a lot to deal with. I know I personally do, being a Roman Catholic in the "Bible-belt South". I live in a place where our entire diocese doesn't even make up 12% of the population in other larger ones. The total statewide population of Catholics in Tennessee is only 8%. Also, consider that the Catholic bookstore I work in, is just 4 blocks down the street from the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters. Catholics have a real challenge here, but now it is a proble...
