‘The Boy Who came back from Heaven’ recants story

Posted on January 15, 2015 
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Alex MalarkeyThe ‘Boy who came back from Heaven’, Alex Malarkey, has aparently released a statement recanting his story and calls to repentance those who profit from it:

“Please forgive the brevity, but because of my limitations I have to keep this short.

I did not die. I did not go to Heaven.

I said I went to heaven because I thought it would get me attention. When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible. People have profited from lies, and continue to. They should read the Bible, which is enough…”

Read it all at Pulpit and Pen. (Photo: Pulpit and Pen.)

What will Christian retailers who have been selling these kinds of books do?

On similar books:

Heavenly Tourism – Tim Challies (2012)
How real is the book ‘Heaven is for Real’? – John Piper
Life’s a Journey – Alex’s mother’s blog.
Justin Peters’ radio programme, 14 April 2014.

Update:

“Tyndale House, a major Christian publisher, has announced that it will stop selling “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,” by Alex Malarkey and his father, Kevin Malarkey.”

– The Washington Post.