The Christian right is neither......

[RedEarth]

I had the opportunity to see Jan Linn give a sermon a few months ago and came away very impressed. Linn, a pastor at a Disciples of Christ Church in MN, has written a book titled "What's Wrong with the Christian Right"(link below) and also wrote the article posted at Commondreams.





Falwell and His 'Christian Right' Have It Wrong
by Rev. Jan Linn et al

Enough is enough. When Jerry Falwell declares on national television that Mohammed was a terrorist and Christians believe there will be no peace in Jerusalem until the second coming of Jesus, the time for silence on such religious arrogance is over.

Put bluntly, the Christian right that Falwell represents is neither.

It is not Christian in attitude or actions because both represent what Jesus spoke and acted against. Those who lead the Christian right are the Pharisees of today's Christianity. They play the role of moral and thought police, condemning to hell anyone whose actions they consider wrong and whose views are different from their own. Their religiosity runs a mile wide but their spirituality is an inch deep.

The Christian right is not right because it is intellectually dishonest. Falwell speaks as if he knows the Bible when what he actually knows is that which he already believes and imposes on the Bible.

He doesn't interpret the Book of Revelation, which he claims is the basis for his views on the Middle East, the fate of the world, the second coming of Jesus, and just about anything else he says he believes.

Instead, he espouses the views of a man named John Darby, whose interpretation of Revelation was popularized by the Scofield Bible in the 19th century.

more....

http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/views02/1019-03.htm


Amazon review of his book.....


Editorial Reviews
Book Description
With careful documentation, this book exposes the extent to which the Christian Right is influencing American politics, who its political allies are, the ways it is working to re-shape America into its own image, and the hypocrisy it practices in the process. The book also takes issue with the Christian Right's agenda on major issues, and the distorted image its extremism presents of Christianity. What's Wrong With The Christian Right is ultimately a call to all liberal minded people, especially people of faith, to join the effort to offset the Christian Right as the dominant religious voice in America today.





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A must read, especailly for Mainstream Christians, July 1, 2004
Reviewer: Mark MacWhorter (Maple Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This book offers another viewpoint of Christian thinking by challenging the thoughts of the Christian Right and exposing the non-bibical and political agenda that are behind their ways of thnking and acting. This book is very enlighhtening and thought provoking. As the author states, 'Enough is Enough.'







A Powerful Expos?, June 28, 2004
Reviewer: David & Kitty Polk (North Port, FL United States) - See all my reviews
Christians in the US who do not share the convictions of the Christian Right often feel frustrated that the news media ignore us altogether. At last a bold and powerful voice has arisen to set a lot of records straight. Jan Linn's forceful and carefully reasoned analysis of what's wrong with the Christian Right sets out an agenda for dialogue that needs to be taken very seriously, especially in this pivotal election year. The demonizing of the opposition, the linking of a particular way of reading the Bible with in-your-face patriotism, the baptizing of a single brand of political engagement, all are exposed here with page-turning potency. What Paul Waldman has done on presidential fraud and Al Franken on lying liars, Jan Linn has done on the radically politicized right wing of American Christianity. And not a moment too soon!









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[elfwitch]

1. No argument from this Jew...

n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Which is why I am a member of the

spiritual left.

Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/liberalchristians.htm

[RedEarth]

3. Hey Green....thanks for the link....looks like a wealth of information

In the past I have visited the Liberals Like Christ site and also have browsed some of belief net(Disciples of Christ in particular) forums.

I plan on buying Jan Linn's book since I have been so turned off by all the hatred the religious right spews. I find it encouraging some mainstream ministers are starting to speak out against them.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Any time. :^) I don't have info of my own on the site (with the exception

of a book review here and there) but I do try to maintain a plethora of links to places that _do_ have great info. :)