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	<title>Boy-Back-From-Heaven Scandal &#8211; discern.org</title>
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		<title>Phil Johnson releases ‘more proof that Tyndale House Publishers knew the Malarkey book was a fraud’</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/phil-johnson-releases-more-proof-that-tyndale-house-publishers-knew-the-malarkey-book-was-a-fraud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a further development of the Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal that discern.org has been covering, Phil Johnson has released additional emails exchanged between publisher Tyndale House and Beth Malarkey, the mother of the boy who is the subject of the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven. The emails released in Johnson’s post, More Proof that &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/phil-johnson-releases-more-proof-that-tyndale-house-publishers-knew-the-malarkey-book-was-a-fraud/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Phil Johnson releases ‘more proof that Tyndale House Publishers knew the Malarkey book was a fraud’</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tyndale’s justification for not withdrawing Boy-Back-From-Heaven book: if we don’t publish, someone else will</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/tyndales-justification-for-not-withdrawing-boy-back-from-heaven-book-if-we-dont-publish-someone-else-will/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[National UK newspaper The Guardian has a 3,000 word article on the Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal that discern.org has been covering. This section is particularly noteworthy: Jan Long Harris, a publisher with Tyndale House, was Beth Malarkey’s primary correspondent. She offered to correct inaccuracies in consultation with Kevin, “since our contract is with him”. According to the &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/tyndales-justification-for-not-withdrawing-boy-back-from-heaven-book-if-we-dont-publish-someone-else-will/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Tyndale’s justification for not withdrawing Boy-Back-From-Heaven book: if we don’t publish, someone else will</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tyndale House responds to what it deems ‘inaccurate statements’ concerning Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal; Phil Johnson counters</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/tyndale-house-responds-to-what-it-deems-inaccurate-statements-concerning-boy-back-from-heaven-scandal-phil-johnson-counters/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On 16 January 2015, Phil Johnson made public his unanswered June 2014 letter to Tyndale House, publishers of the The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven book that is the centre of an unfolding scandal. Shortly after, Tyndale House Senior Publicist, Maggie Wallem Rowe, issued the following statement: Due to inaccurate statements currently being disseminated &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/tyndale-house-responds-to-what-it-deems-inaccurate-statements-concerning-boy-back-from-heaven-scandal-phil-johnson-counters/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Tyndale House responds to what it deems ‘inaccurate statements’ concerning Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal; Phil Johnson counters</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>LifeWay issues second misleading statement, is ‘committed to becoming even more proactive’ in evaluating resources</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/lifeway-issues-second-misleading-statement-is-committed-to-becoming-even-more-proactive-in-evaluating-resources/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[discern.org continues to cover the unfolding Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal that has so far implicated both publisher Tyndale House and SBC bookseller LifeWay. On 16 January 2015, LifeWay provided radio show host Janet Mefferd with a statement regarding The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven book, which she has shared in a Twitter message. The statement repeats &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/lifeway-issues-second-misleading-statement-is-committed-to-becoming-even-more-proactive-in-evaluating-resources/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">LifeWay issues second misleading statement, is ‘committed to becoming even more proactive’ in evaluating resources</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mother of Alex Malarkey issues statement about ‘Boy Who Came Back from Heaven’</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/mother-of-alex-malarkey-issues-statement-about-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[discern.org has been covering the unfolding Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal that has so far implicated both publisher Tyndale House and SBC bookseller LifeWay. Beth Malarkey, mother of the subject of the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, has now issued a statement on her blog: For at least three years, my son Alex Malarkey has &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/mother-of-alex-malarkey-issues-statement-about-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Mother of Alex Malarkey issues statement about ‘Boy Who Came Back from Heaven’</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Phil Johnson confirms that Alex and Beth Malarkey tried to have ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ withdrawn over two years ago, but publisher Tyndale House would not listen</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/phil-johnson-confirms-that-alex-and-beth-malarkey-had-tried-to-have-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-withdrawn-over-two-years-ago-but-publisher-tyndale-house-would-not-listen/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Setting the Record Straight, Phil Johnson, Executive Director of Grace to You, gives his perspective on the unfolding Boy-Back-From-Heaven scandal. Particularly noteworthy is Johnson’s testimony that, even as far back as two years ago, Alex Malarkey – subject of the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven – had along with his mother &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/phil-johnson-confirms-that-alex-and-beth-malarkey-had-tried-to-have-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-withdrawn-over-two-years-ago-but-publisher-tyndale-house-would-not-listen/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Phil Johnson confirms that Alex and Beth Malarkey tried to have ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ withdrawn over two years ago, but publisher Tyndale House would not listen</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Emails suggest LifeWay’s Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer knew ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ book was false, chose to keep selling it anyway</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/emails-suggest-lifeways-thom-rainer-and-ed-stetzer-knew-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-book-was-false-chose-to-keep-selling-it-anyway/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dustin Germain is doing stellar work covering the unfolding scandal of LifeWay peddling notoriously unbiblical materials. In his latest article, Germain provides explosive emails from a May 2014 exchange between respected contender-for-the-faith Justin Peters and LifeWay President and CEO Dr. Thom Rainer. This postscript from one of Peters’ emails appears damning: (PS – if you &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/emails-suggest-lifeways-thom-rainer-and-ed-stetzer-knew-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-book-was-false-chose-to-keep-selling-it-anyway/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Emails suggest LifeWay’s Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer knew ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ book was false, chose to keep selling it anyway</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>LifeWay returns ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ books to publisher. Why, though, was it ever selling them?</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/lifeway-returns-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-books-to-publisher-why-though-was-it-ever-selling-them/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On 13 January 2015, Alex Malarkey, subject of the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, definitively repudiated the book’s claims. In response to a subsequent enquiry by Dr. Warren Throckmorton, Martin King – the Director of Communications at LifeWay – issued a statement saying that LifeWay stores are returning remaining copies of the &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/lifeway-returns-boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-books-to-publisher-why-though-was-it-ever-selling-them/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">LifeWay returns ‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ books to publisher. Why, though, was it ever selling them?</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Boy who came back from heaven’ repudiates story, rebukes LifeWay and other buyers/sellers of ‘heaven tourism’</title>
		<link>https://discern.org/2015/01/boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-recants-story-rebukes-lifeway-and-other-buyerssellers-of-heaven-tourism/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[djn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Update: On 15 January 2015, LifeWay announced it was returning copies of Alex’s book. The publisher, Tyndale House, also decided to take the book out of print. For more information, see our continuing coverage. The plague of books by those who claim to have visited heaven has been undermining confidence in the sufficiency of Scripture &#8230; <a href="https://discern.org/2015/01/boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-recants-story-rebukes-lifeway-and-other-buyerssellers-of-heaven-tourism/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">‘Boy who came back from heaven’ repudiates story, rebukes LifeWay and other buyers/sellers of ‘heaven tourism’</span></a>]]></description>
		
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