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Summary: HA, HA, HA! Yeah, right!
Review: The title of this book is ironic, since Ms. Cameron thinks God actually IS a laughing matter! Her opinion is that people tend to take their spirituality too seriously. Well, I agree that many people should lighten up. However, spirituality is a basically serious matter (although not devoid of joy, anything but!!). As an evangelical Christian, I regard spirituality as a matter of eternal consequence. And, make no mistake about it, her approach is not necessarily a Christian approach, although she throws Christ in there quite a bit. But everything else is thrown in the mix, too, as if it all had equal worth. That's not to say there are some potentially valuable exercises included in the book, and even some interesting opinions. But, ultimately, a self-constructed spirituality gathered from a hodge-podge of sources leads one only to the "God" of wishful thinking, not the one true God.
Rating: 
Summary: "God is No Laughing Matter"
Review: What a relief from the old axioms that God is a "sour puss" just waiting for us to sin so He can punish us. Julia's way of explaining God is refreshing, uplifting, and at times even laugh out loud funny.One of my favorites is in the chapter "God's Will", where she talks about God baking a lemon pie as we sit eating a lettuce leaf. I won't say more because it would take away from the impact of reading it. I thought of myself in that situation and decided that God is baking chocolate chip cookies (my favorite) and from here on, I'm going to savor every single cookie and not feel the least bit of guilt. Reading the book will explain what I'm saying. I'm sure there are those who would think her a heretic or worse, but I believe she makes God REAL and approachable, and I give her kudos. We need more reading like this.
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