The Hijacking Of Jesus: How The Religious Right Distorts Christianity And Promotes Prejudice And Hate
by Dan Wakefield /
2006 / English / EPUB
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Christianity in America has become almost synonymous with
right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and—thanks to Mel
Gibson—a brutally sadistic version of the religious experience.
Millions of devout Christians, like Dan Wakefield, are appalled
by this distortion of their faith that stands for peace,
equality, healing, and compassion for society's outcasts.
Christianity in America has become almost synonymous with
right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and—thanks to Mel
Gibson—a brutally sadistic version of the religious experience.
Millions of devout Christians, like Dan Wakefield, are appalled
by this distortion of their faith that stands for peace,
equality, healing, and compassion for society's outcasts.
In
InThe Hijacking of Jesus,
The Hijacking of Jesus, Dan Wakefield asks how and why
the Christian faith has been so effectively appropriated by the
Bush administration. Why is it that Republicans have become the
party of "moral values?" How is it that mainline Christian
denominations and leadership, both Catholic and Protestant, have
remained remarkably silent on the war in Iraq, the civil rights
erosion of the Patriot Act, the growth of poverty, the Terry
Schiavo debacle, and the fact that over 40 million people now
live without health insurance? And how can Christians recapture
and reclaim their faith from the cynical manipulations of Bill
Frist, Tom DeLay, and George W. Bush?
Dan Wakefield asks how and why
the Christian faith has been so effectively appropriated by the
Bush administration. Why is it that Republicans have become the
party of "moral values?" How is it that mainline Christian
denominations and leadership, both Catholic and Protestant, have
remained remarkably silent on the war in Iraq, the civil rights
erosion of the Patriot Act, the growth of poverty, the Terry
Schiavo debacle, and the fact that over 40 million people now
live without health insurance? And how can Christians recapture
and reclaim their faith from the cynical manipulations of Bill
Frist, Tom DeLay, and George W. Bush?