Alex Malarkey, ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,’ Admits He Made It All Up
The 2010 memoir, “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,” was written by Alex Malarkey and his father, Kevin Malarkey, a Christian therapist in Ohio.
In 2004, when Alex was 6, the two were badly injured in an automobile accident. Alex ended up in a coma for two months, and the book claims to tell the story of his trips to
heaven during that time.Malarkey described a heaven with a “hole in outer heaven” that goes to hell. He detailed his conversations with Jesus Christ and meetings with the devil, who at one point blamed him for the accident.
But on Tuesday, the boy, who was left a quadriplegic in the accident, took it all back. The Pulpit & Pen website published “An Open Letter to Lifeway and Other Sellers, Buyers, and Marketers of Heaven Tourism, by the Boy Who Did Not Come Back From Heaven,” written by Alex.
“I did not die. I did not go to Heaven,” Alex wrote in the open letter, adding:
“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. The Bible is the only source of truth. Anything written by man cannot be infallible.”
…Beth Malarkey, Alex’s mother and caregiver, is divorced from Kevin Malarkey. She told the Patheos website that she was troubled by the book, and pointed to a blog post she wrote about it last April.
“It is both puzzling and painful to watch the book ‘The Boy who Came Back from Heaven’ to not only continue to sell, but to continue, for the most part, to not be questioned,” Beth Malarkey wrote at the time. She said her son had not benefitted financially from the book.
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majii January 17th, 2015 at 00:44
Ummm, I’m wondering who decided to persuade Alex to tell this lie? My instincts are telling me it was his “dear” old dad.
Dwendt44 January 17th, 2015 at 00:38
A coma is not death or even near death. There are all kinds of ways a person experiences ‘out of body’ visions, and that all they are, imaginary visions.
Dwendt44 January 17th, 2015 at 01:38
A coma is not death or even near death. There are all kinds of ways a person experiences ‘out of body’ visions, and that all they are, imaginary visions.
fancypants January 17th, 2015 at 01:07
Oh goody more bible thumping stories
fancypants January 17th, 2015 at 02:07
Oh goody more bible thumping stories
Apocalypse January 17th, 2015 at 01:49
Whew…I can go back to being an atheist now.
Apocalypse January 17th, 2015 at 02:49
Whew…I can go back to being an atheist now.
rg9rts January 17th, 2015 at 02:27
Laughing all the way to the bank!!! LOL… Two tip offs….malarky and christian LOL
rg9rts January 17th, 2015 at 03:27
Laughing all the way to the bank!!! LOL… Two tip offs….malarky and christian LOL
Suzanne McFly January 17th, 2015 at 09:17
The kid doesn’t seem to understand Bible is also written by man.
Suzanne McFly January 17th, 2015 at 10:17
The kid doesn’t seem to understand Bible is also written by man.
dave-dr-gonzo January 17th, 2015 at 09:44
“Malarkey” indeed: the other Roger Ailes has the best punchline of all! http://rogerailes.blogspot.com/2015/01/i-smell-class-action-lawsuit.html
dave-dr-gonzo January 17th, 2015 at 10:44
“Malarkey” indeed: the other Roger Ailes has the best punchline of all! http://rogerailes.blogspot.com/2015/01/i-smell-class-action-lawsuit.html
bpollen January 17th, 2015 at 15:40
Egads! But Narnia, Hogwart’s, Never Never Land, Lilliput, and Tatooine are real, right? Right?
bpollen January 17th, 2015 at 16:40
Egads! But Narnia, Hogwart’s, Never Never Land, Lilliput, and Tatooine are real, right? Right?
Bunya January 17th, 2015 at 15:49
I’ll bet his parents are pissed – as they watch the millions they would’ve made on the book, fly out the window.
Bunya January 17th, 2015 at 16:49
I’ll bet his parents are pissed – as they watch the millions they would’ve made on the book, fly out the window.
liberalMD January 18th, 2015 at 05:51
Oh, well……did anyone really think he wasn’t full of Malarkey?
liberalMD January 18th, 2015 at 06:51
Oh, well……did anyone really think he wasn’t full of Malarkey?
Foundryman January 19th, 2015 at 12:23
Hmmm…I wonder if it was just a co-incidence his father was a born again christian therapist……hmmmm….i wonder…..