Mystery with 19,000 clues should be easy

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A mystery with 19,000 clues can't be too hard to figure out, right? So why do so many people still question the authenticity of the Bible? That's the subject explained in the top pick by WND readers this week, a new DVD called "Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls," at Shop.WND.com.

The product features Joel Lampe, a key expert on the issue, as he talks about the behind-the-scene details of the 19,000 parts that make up what remains of the Dead Sea Scrolls, provides insights into the ancient Hebrew language, and recounts – and discounts – the rampant superstition and ignorance that often have clouded the Bible.

The New Liberty Videos product is perfect for Sunday school, home school or private study uses, and provides the leadership for a fascinating journey into how the Bible was assembled and has been preserved from armies, tyrants and kings.

In second place this week was a book about applying Madison Avenue methods to the kind of evil adults of a generation back would have considered an assault.

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The message is from David Kupelian's "Marketing of Evil, a project that "brings into sharp focus what many have sensed and suspected for a long time: The effort to change America's mind on issues like abortion, homosexuality, church-state separation, and more, is a well-thought-out strategic campaign that uses the methods of Madison Avenue to market rank lies."

That's according to D. James Kennedy, founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, who also noted that "the good news is that the truth will eventually win out, and Kupelian's important and groundbreaking book makes enormous progress toward that end."

Fox News Channel commentator and WND columnist Michelle Malkin says this book is needed.

"Every parent in America needs to read this book. David Kupelian skillfully exposes the secular left's rotten apple peddlers in devastating detail. … Kupelian shines a light on them all. Now watch the cockroaches run for cover," she says.

In third was a story about a Christian's responsibility to pack heat, even in a worship service. "Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self Defense" by Charl Van Wyk is about that July 25, 1993, attack by Islamists on Christians attending a worship service in South Africa.

Van Wyk had to make an instant decision to that question that seems to have no right answer: What would you do if armed terrorists broke into your church and starting attacking your friends with automatic weapons in the middle of a worship service?

He chose to have his .38 special revolver – and use it – to protect the lives of his friends against attackers, and in his book he makes a biblical, Christian case for individuals arming themselves with guns.

Although 11 worshipers were killed and nearly five dozen wounded, many who were there believe the toll would have been much higher if he hadn't responded the way he did.

WND Book Service readers chose Dr. Laura Schlessinger's "The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage" as their top pick at WND Book Service.

Dr. Laura focuses on the typical mistakes made by men and women in their relationships, and shows how marriages can come back from the brink of disaster and divorce. You’ll discover: How to disagree – and still stay together – over money, sex and other issues, the real meaning of manhood and womanhood and how feminism robbed women of their ability to find joy in marriage.

In second place was "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)" by Robert Spencer. It reveals the "politically incorrect" truth about Islam and its "violent teachings, bloody history, backward culture, and morally depraved founder." In third was "Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Dr. Meg Meeker.

Here are the Shop.WND.com top sellers for Jan. 1-7.

1. "Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls"

2. "The Marketing of Evil"
   By David Kupelian

3. "Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self Defense"
   By Charl Van Wyk

4. "The Forbidden Book (DVD)"

5. "Child Training Tips: What I Wish I Knew When My Children Were Young"

6. "A Nation Adrift (DVD)"

7. "Armed Response"

8. "The Creature from Jekyll Island"

9. "Religion of Peace?"

10. "Brotherhood of Darkness and Hope of the Wicked at special discount"

And here are the top sellers for the WND Book Service for the same time period.

1. "The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage"
   By Dr. Laura Schlessinger

2. "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)"
   By Robert Spencer

3. "Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters"
   By Dr. Meg Meeker

4. "A Grammar Book for you and I… oops, Me!"
   By C. Edward Good

5. "The Enemy at Home"
   By Dinesh D'Souza

6. "The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric:
   By Sister Miriam Joseph Rauh

7. "The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History"
   By Thomas Woods, Jr.

8. "Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies"
   By Gregg Jackson

9. "The Life and Religion of Muhammad"
   By J.L. Menezes

10. "Godless: The Church of Liberalism"
    By Ann Coulter

This list does not include WND's two sister publications – Whistleblower magazine and Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin – always among the best-selling products in Shop.WND.com. If you're not subscribing to these two great companions to WND, you're missing out on the best monthly magazine and the best weekly, online intelligence newsletter in the world.