Well, we all saw this coming, didn’t we? The Independent reports:
If you’re one of the 40 million readers of The Da Vinci Code, get ready to stretch your credulity still further. An author is about to claim that she is the living embodiment of the Holy Grail, a direct descendant of the physical union between Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ. She’s American, she’s 43, and she means it - every word.
Even though it seems her claim comes straight from the world of fictional make-believe, Kathleen McGowan, a married mother of three, is about to tell her story in a “partly autobiographical” novel that hopes to trade directly on the vast worldwide audience captured by Dan Brown. It promises to light almost as many fires of controversy as Brown’s novel itself.
For, however outlandish Ms McGowan’s claims, they are being taken seriously by one of the world’s most respected publishing houses. Simon & Schuster is publishing her book and ploughing a marketing budget of more than a quarter of a million dollars into promoting it. It has already invested a seven-figure sum in the rights to her book, The Expected One. “I certainly expect there will be a backlash,” said Ms McGowan. “But I have the support of my family and friends and that’s what I draw from.”
Part 1 of her trilogy is available on Amazon. Apparently, she originally self-published it last year and her book has now been picked up to be sold in 20 languages and is having an initial print run of 250,000. I can’t wait till we have people that come out and debunk her, and then we end up with 25 or so different authors - each claiming to be the “one true” descendent of Christ and the others are all fakes. Good times ahead!
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I’m bias on this but I would expect someone who claims to be a direct descendant of the son of God to possess some of that hereditary holy wit. Unless she wouldn’t mind suffering the same fate as Jesus. I mean, isn’t that a little dangerous? There are quite a few religious zealots with guns who I don’t think would approve of her.
When it comes down to it, we are all related anyway if you go far back enough. We all possess the same elements biologically. It means more to use what you have than to possess some great attributes that you never use. Even if she did have special magic blood, wouldn’t there be a better use for it than simply making money? What else has she done with her life?
Anyone who’s spent any amount of time on religious-discussion lists has probably encountered this person…she’s cycled through a couple of schticks before this one, all equally silly. Last i saw, the ’secret documents’ stuff had devolved to “oh, there are millions, I just think I am one” kind of talk…I don’t think she realized that a story that might make you seem mysterious and special on Yahoo might not stand up to world-wide press scrutiny. (Yet another reason it is always stupid to be vain)
well, that`s the point. religions are in it for the money so why wouldn`t someone appealing to the christian masses resonate with that. but then again nobody is pot-shotting chris angel for walking on water. (well, not that i`m aware of.) and chris takes on the christ thingy in a pretty deep way.
Good point. Religion is more about political and social power than development or discovery of the divine. However, Chris Angel is different in this situation because whether or not he is actually accomplishing these feats through magick or magic, he still presents himself as a performer. Less people believe in magick where many believe in Jesus.
I hope she is not their descendent. Assuming that jesus and mary were actual real people, I’d like to think their offspring would be lovely, like the actress in the DaVinci Code movie - now SHE was divine. But this woman is scary ugly!
haha, hopefully some nutjob from Opus Dei will strangle the bitch!
Ms. Mcgowan’s Book Review List…
atleast little Ms. Jesus did some research…?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-re...UG/103-2410154-4311063?_encoding=UTF8
Looks like she just got enthralled w/ the material and needed to bring a new perspective to her life. lame.
This reminds me of another occurrence in the…eh “spiritual” community. It seems once poeple are satisfied with the accoutrements of any one path they magically take on it’s ideas until they somehow have ALWAYS been.
if this woman really believes herself, how is she any different the the avid RPG’er who confesses themself as the 1,000 year old dark one. Because, from a christian perspective we are all Jesus’/GOD’s children, no? Maybe she just wants it to be literal.
I was wondering why people always seem to use the qualifier “direct” when they’re claiming to be a descendent of someone famous. I looked it up, and it turns out geneologists use “direct” when they want to make sure you don’t think they mean “collateral descendent”, which means you’re descended from someone’s sibling (which ought not to count, if you ask me).
Anyway, the silly thing about claiming to be a descendent of Jesus, and this had me rolling my eyes when I saw the Da Vinci Code movie (never read the book), is that if Jesus actually does have descendents, he must have millions of them alive today, probably billions, and it’s not outside the realm of possibility that every single person living right now is descended from Jesus. (See this article.) The only way that wouldn’t be so is if his whole line for the past 2000 years did a China-style, one-child-per-couple thing (or, like in the comic book Preacher, inbreeding).
And even if you were the sole descendent of Jesus alive today, which would be about 100 generations ago, genetically you’d be 1/(2 to the power of 100) Jesus. (You’re 1/2 each of your parents, 1/4 each of your grandparents, 1/8 your great-grandparents, etc.) That is:
1 / 1,267,650,600,228,229,401,496,703,205,376
One part Jesus, 1267650600228229401496703205376 parts Joe Schmoe.
0.0000000000000000000000000000008% Jesus
Nothing wrong with that, I don’t think!
This is great! Seriously, like Tim said, good times ahead…this will be one of those typical “hot button” bullshit topics people will use to get all hot and bothered and bunched panties and all that. It’s gonna be great because we’re gonna get to watch a bunch of warring “Direct Descendants” duke it out, battle royale style.
WINNER TAKES ALL! DEATH TO THE FALSE DIRECT DESCENDANTS!!!
seriously, let’s just start building Thunderdome right now. It can play out on reality TV. What a great show that would be….”13 alleged ‘Direct Descendants’, only ONE can win…WHO will it BE?!!!!!” and then chainsaws, blood, spears, springing around on rubber bands with the crowd going apeshit.
Did anyone call dibs on getting to be the new Longinus yet?