In an age when Christianity is openly under attack, one book that champions the Bible as absolute truth is surprising even longtime Christians with amazing facts many people simply don’t know are included in the pages of Holy Scripture.

“If you think you really know the Bible, better think again,” warns Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. “Your parents never told you this stuff was in the Bible,” adds radio talker and author Melanie Morgan. WND founder Joseph Farah simply says, “‘Shocked by the Bible’ is nothing short of genius.”

They’re talking about “Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You’ve Never Been Told” by WND Executive News Editor Joe Kovacs. And today only, WND readers can get an autographed, hardcover copy of “Shocked by the Bible” for only $4.95! That’s a radical $18 discount off the regular $22.99 price!

“Shocked by the Bible” is a fresh, amazing look at what’s actually found in the pages of the greatest book of all time, as well as what’s not there. For instance, did you know:

• The ultimate destiny of human beings is much more glorious than just gaining eternal life and floating around on clouds all day
• “Three Wise Men” appear nowhere in the Bible, and none are ever mentioned visiting baby Jesus in a Bethlehem manger
  
  
• The Bible doesn’t say Jesus died on a Friday, or rose from the grave Sunday morning. (Jesus Himself said He’d be in the grave for three days and three nights, not one day and two nights. Remember, Jesus’ followers found an empty tomb Sunday morning. He was already gone!)
• There were not just two of every kind of animal aboard Noah’s Ark, and the vessel is not said to have landed on “Mount Ararat.” It was the “mountains of Ararat.”
• Jesus made appearances on Earth in the Old Testament
• Jesus said no one has gone to heaven except Himself

“Yes, I’m a Bible-believing Christian and am among the biggest fans of the Bible of all time,” says Kovacs. “My goal is to educate people about the solid truth of Scripture and to stop the spread of erroneous information. I want people to crack open their Bibles and see with their own eyes what’s actually printed on the pages, and what’s not. It’s shocking!”

Those who have read the entire book are jumping for joy over “Shocked by the Bible.” Just look at these glowing reviews:

• “I’m drawn to this book. It is so well put together. I started reading it and didn’t put it down for two days to finish it. … This guy is incredible.” – Peter Boyles, KHOW radio host, Denver

• “Kovacs has done his homework. In ‘Shocked by the Bible,’ he explodes certain common concepts, brings shocking stories and revelations to light and gives the reader motivation to dig deeper into the very Word of God. A valuable resource for today’s jaded but biblically illiterate audience.” – Carolyn R. Scheidies, Author’s Choice Reviews

• “Since the professing church is unwilling to look intently at the Scriptures, embrace it all in context, [God] is using a believing investigative journalist to apply his gift and experience to be a witness to the Truth of what He said and established in His Word. Joe Kovacs is that man. … I recommend ‘Shocked by The Bible’ by Joe Kovacs because of his journalistic approach to the Bible. He is not trying to proselytize anyone to his particular brand of religion. His agenda appears to not go beyond just a journalistic look at Scripture in order to get straight facts into peoples’ hands that they might make an informed decision.” – Banner Kidd, Torah Perspective

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Kovacs holds nothing back as he quotes directly from the Holy Bible to address incredible issues.

For instance:

• The word “Easter” has vanished from modern Bible translations. And you won’t find a single mention of Easter eggs, but you will find God warning His people not to have anything to do with a pagan fertility goddess, whose name is synonymous with “Easter”
• The practice of decking a tree with silver and gold is actually condemned by God
• God wanted to kill Moses
• Animals had meaningful discussions with people
• The Bible calls the devil “god”

“Shocked by the Bible” will even make you laugh as it dares to look at the issues you’ll rarely, if ever, hear in church or on TV or radio shows:

• There’s a character in the Bible called a “dumb ass”
• Underwear didn’t disintegrate despite 40 years of heavy use
• The worst case of hemorrhoids in history is recorded

“It’s not about religion,” says Kovacs, “it’s about the Bible. What’s in it, and what’s not. You’ll truly be stunned when you see for yourself what Scripture has to say, without anyone telling you it doesn’t mean what it says.”

“Shocked by the Bible” answers questions regardless of anyone’s faith or personal outlook.

“It’s for those who have never read the Bible, those who don’t understand the Word, as well as those who have been reading it for years and know it well, or at least thought they knew it,” says Kovacs.

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Danielle Maudsley had been taken to a Florida Highway Patrol Station after being arrested for a suspected hit-and-run in September. Handcuffed, she ran out of the door.

But as footage from a police cruiser dashboard camera reveals, Trooper Daniel Cole, who this week was cleared of any wrongdoing, fired a Taser’s electric probes into her back.

It’s the world’s largest fast feeder by sales. Global same-store sales rose 5.6% last year over 2010 — its eighth consecutive year of positive same-store sales. It’s rated the world’s No. 6 brand by Interbrand, with a value of $35.6 billion.

It’s the 26th-largest advertiser in the country, with a budget of nearly $888 million for U.S. measured media, according to Kantar Media. Indeed, the GoldenArches are a global beacon of success, and the company’s 33,000-plus locations in 119 countries serve 68 million people a day.

But something strange is happening on McDonald’s soaring arches: Its brand perception isn’t keeping pace with sales. According to people close to the company, its internal tracking system finds that McDonald’s consistently ranks near the bottom in quality perception when compared with rivals.

Members of the American Mustache Institute traipsed up to Capitol Hill Monday — while lawmakers were out of town for President’s Day — to seek a tax break for men with facial hair, who (AMI-authored studies show) are 38 percent better-looking than the rest of America.

But demonstrating that the organization is not biased, AMI Chairman Aaron Perlut, who claims to personally spend “somewhere between $1,000 to $1,500″ annually on grooming products, said anyone with hair care costs would be eligible for the $250 annual tax refund.

Graham, the CEO and president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, told a Morning Joe panel he couldn’t say for certain that Obama is a Christian.

“You have to ask him. I cannot answer that question for anybody. All I know is I’m a sinner, and that God has forgiven me of my sins,” Graham said. “You have to ask every person. He has said he’s a Christian, so I just have to assume that he is.”

But Graham also said he couldn’t “categorically” say Obama wasn’t a Muslim, in part, because Islam has gotten a “free pass” under Obama. Graham also said the Muslim world sees Obama as a “son of Islam,” because the president’s father and grandfather were Muslim.

Last year 2,000 hate crimes were recorded against different faiths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Police say it is unclear how many were against Muslims as separate figures were not recorded.

Faith Matters, a non-profit group, hopes to show the scale of the problem and provide support for victims.

“Many people think that Islamophobic crime does not exist. They say: ‘Where is the data?’” said the director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal.

Moderate consumption of coffee – four to five cups of coffee a day – may lower the chances of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those drinking it occasionally or not at all.

A new study suggests a cut in risk of around 30 per cent from regular consumption of coffee – whether it was caffeinated or decaffeinated.

In addition, 50 percent believe the law eventually will be overturned, a new Rasmussen Reports survey, which was released Monday, said.

The survey found that 53 percent at least somewhat want the law repealed, while 38 percent did not.

The American Humanist Association, a national atheist organization, says that Jessica Ahlquist, 16, of Cranston High School West, stood up for her beliefs despite critics and, “responded well to online threats when she challenged the constitutionality of the display,” MyFoxBoston reports.

The group’s campaign has resulted in $40,000 raised on the website, the Friendly Atheist.

According to TMZ, a production crew for the TLC show tagged along with the family as they attended Sheila Tarr Elementary School’s Valentine’s Ball last week, and the parents of some of the other children in attendance weren’t happy about it.

And a compromise that would blur out non-Brown family faces in the crowd and keep location information hush-hush didn’t exactly calm their concerns.