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You -- well, *I* -- have to like an article that starts out "Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye’s Left Behind series of sixteen novels (so far!) represents everything that is most deranged about religion."
The article, by Frank Scaeffer, who is a former Christian fundamentalist himself, is an interesting exploration of the psychological mindset of the far, far right and its predilection for violent response to a world that doesn't match their preferred wordlview. Amazing what some Christians believe is behavior that is "Christian..."
The book is an excerpt from Shaeffer's book Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism). Interesting, but rather frightening...
The article, by Frank Scaeffer, who is a former Christian fundamentalist himself, is an interesting exploration of the psychological mindset of the far, far right and its predilection for violent response to a world that doesn't match their preferred wordlview. Amazing what some Christians believe is behavior that is "Christian..."
The book is an excerpt from Shaeffer's book Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (or Atheism). Interesting, but rather frightening...