Grand Theft Jesus
Subtitle: The Hijacking of Religion in America
Publisher: Crown; Crown Publishers
Published: March 25, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780307395788
Subjects: Religion; Religion - Church History; Christianity - History - General; Religion / Christianity; Christianity - General; Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Christianity and culture; Church history; United States
Description: "We're mad as Heaven, and we're not going to take it anymore!" declares historian Robert McElvaine in this passionate and often hilarious rallying cry for sincere Jesus followers. He lets us know that the extreme right wing won't be allowed to speak for all Christians any longer. This polemic blends outrage and humor to expose the televangelists and the leaders of megachurches as the people Jesus warned us about. The religion McElvaine calls ChristianityLite promises, "Be saved without sacrifice or good works!" Run by a crew of politicians, megachurch preachers, televangelists, hypocrites, and snake-oil salesmen, it has hijacked true Christianity and distorted it into something Jesus wouldn't recognize, a religion that advocates war and intolerance, values money above charity, preaches hatred instead of brotherhood, and promises "true" believers the keys to the gates of the kingdom of God--and to the bank.--From publisher description.