The boy's last name is a bit ironic. Hmm...
BTW, Angry Guy, thanks for posting what was at the link. I should have done so.
Something really strange with this whole story. He wrote an open letter and said:
"I did not die. I did not go to Heaven," Alex wrote. He continued, "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."
He concluded, "Those who market these materials must be called to repent and hold the Bible as enough."
And I think the answer lies (no pun intended) with his mother.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...go-to-heaven-publisher-says-it-will-pull-book