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    <body><![CDATA[Early on in this book, I had hope that the whole thing would be summed up from this quote on p. 59:  &quot;Theology is valuable to the extent that it represents the effort of an individual to capture his or her experience of God. . . .Theology is bad to the extent that it is prescriptive and officia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24279300">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I disagree with Bruce Bawers need to cling to the christian faith. However, he is able to make a strong case against a christianity hi-jacked by right wing nuts who are bent on taking America and faith &quot;back for Jesus.&quot; This was also one of the many books that I read leading to my exit fro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42724107">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Def. not my favorite book, he derails and never really makes a point in this book. We got it, fundamentalism betrays everything that the man ever stood for.....i don't need 300 pages of it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[touched on lots of reasons why I don't trust fundamentalist Christians.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. We really are not taught about religions in America. I was never taught this in K-12 OR in college. Amazingly accurate book. Anyone with a real belief in the man we call Jesus Christ, with a real desire to actually attempt to follow this man's path, will benefit from the plethora of information...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29827417">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Bruce Bawer does a thorough and persuasive job of showing how today's fundamentalist movement betrays the principles Jesus taught and is working to hijack Christianity for its own selfish and worldly purposes.  Must reading for anyone concerned about where American culture is going.]]></body>
    
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