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Book Reviews and Theological Rants of a Liberal Christian

Book review: Correcting Jesus: 2000 Years of Changing the Story

April 1, 2015October 21, 2015

by Brian Griffith

★★★★★

Jesus blew it. He expected too much. A number of his teachings were simply unworkable, and the church found it necessary to rework them over time.

Jesus thought we should treat women as equals, but we corrected that howler in a hurry. He thought maybe God would forgive all those who forgave others, but we quickly realized God isn’t that forgiving. There are many stipulations to His mercy. Jesus suggested we turn the other cheek, but we Americans fixed that one, too. We amassed the biggest military in history, to make sure we never have to play the pacifist like Jesus.

Jesus’s early followers practiced equality, but everybody in our capitalistic country knows what nonsense that is. That man in the gutter, hoping for a handout? He’s there because he’s too lazy to work.

Most of all, we laughed at the way Jesus practiced compassion. Better to throw divorcees, gays, blacks, Muslims, and especially those bleeding heart Liberals under the evangelistic steamroller. We have a conservative agenda to live up to.

This book is a little–no, maybe a lot–more serious than I’m letting on, but it manages to be as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Highly recommended.

Exterminating Angel Press, © 2009, 326 pages

ISBN: 978-1-935259-02-2

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Comments (4)

  1. Brian Griffith says:
    April 1, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Thanks loads for the entertaining review. Much appreciated.

    1. Lee Harmon says:
      April 1, 2015 at 2:30 pm

      Thoroughly enjoyed this one, Brian, thanks for sharing!

  2. parisa kooshesh says:
    April 1, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Very interesting and reader-friendly review+good timing.Happy Easter

  3. Martha Sterling says:
    April 2, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    Bravo!!! Brian Griffith 🙂

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