As you probably suspect, I heartily disagree with that position. I did a bit of googling, and I am in agreement with the critque of "Love Wins" linked here:
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.7729125/k.E07E/God_Wins_A_Critique_of_Rob_Bells_Love_Wins.htm
I, on the other hand, am
not in agreement.
Paul warns us very strongly in Galatians 1:8 the danger of preaching another gospel. Unfortunately, Bell here presents another gospel and in doing so, presents a false message of hope that has eternal consequences.
Is Paul speaking of the danger that the
other three authors of the "canonical" gospels partook with their preaching of a gospel other than
"Mark's"? To utter "Paul warns" with any seriousness is fucking retarded.
To speak seriously of "eternal consequences" is
also fucking retarded.
Unfortunately, Bell here presents another gospel and in doing so, presents a false message of hope that has eternal consequences.
What's hilarious is that the author of the Gospel of Mark could just as easily say, "Unfortunately, YHWH, Micah, and David here present a false message of hope that has eternal consequences."
YHWH, Micah, and David could just as easily say, "Unfortunately, the author of the Gospel of Mark here presents a false message of hope that has eternal consequences. For
one, this motherfucker wasn't even
Mark, but what scholars
do agree upon, was that he was full of
shit."