
If you are celebrating the birth of Jesus this season, I hope it is the Biblical one, and not the made-up MAGA/fundamentalist one ✌
(from the intro of the tagged book)

If you are celebrating the birth of Jesus this season, I hope it is the Biblical one, and not the made-up MAGA/fundamentalist one ✌
(from the intro of the tagged book)

This was an enlightening listen, but I didn't like it as much as I wanted to. There are some amazing insights into the bastardization of Christ's teachings, but they are scattered through what it basically a 10-hour Bible study. Many of his points are repudiations of citation of specific Bible verses by socially conservative fundamentalists; unfortunately, I rarely interact with anyone eloquent enough to put that much effort into their hate.

3.5⭐️ I had different expectations when I started the book and what I thought I would get and what I did get was totally different. I also read the book too fast and should have read it slower. #2025 #nonfiction #politics #christianity

Two favorites for November.
-Jimmy Perez returns in The Killing Stones
-John Fugelsang thoroughly lays out the case against Christian nationalism using biblical references and his unique form of humor. It may be “preaching to the choir” or it could be “teaching the choir how to sing.”
#wrapup

I saw a book review call this “a deeply irreverent” takedown of the Christian Nationalist / evangelical movement. I, however, found the former VH1 VJ / comedian turned political pundit quite reverent when reviewing the Biblical texts and offering context to out-of-context talking points by the far right, as only the son of a former nun and former monk could.

Taking a quick break from back-to-back-to-back sci-fi and fantasy fiction for a little social commentary theology from a former VH1 VJ (who is also the son of a nun and a monk; I can‘t make this stuff up).

This book sounds perfect for these times. Great interview with Jordan Klepper.
https://youtu.be/tj3OcfMS4AU