A Primer

Matthew Hoy
By Matthew Hoy on May 31, 2006

In response to one of the new books out on that weird, new religion known as "Christianity" we offer some background information on those who may be unfamilar with the faith.

My favorite:

The Bible
The Bible was written by God as a merchandising tie-in to His blockbuster film "The Ten Commandments." Each book of the Bible is named after a person who features prominently in it, for example, the Book of Numbers, which is named after Herschel Numbers, who invented numerals. The Bible was so successful that God wrote a sequel, "Bible II: On to Rome," now generally called "The New Testament." Protestants believe the Bible is literal and exactly true in every detail except the description of the Eucharist, while Catholics are not allowed to read the Bible.

The list was a response to a new book out by Michelle Goldberg entitled: "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism." As the author of the linked post notes, your money would probably be better spent elsewhere:

In it, Goldberg casts doubt on her ability to serve as a reliable guide by repeatedly confusing premillenialism with rapture theology, by confusing the Weimar-era "conservative revolution" in Germany with Nazism, and by apparently believing that Leviticus was a person.

I'd bet that the number of churches Goldberg attended in the course of writing her book is a number closely approaching zero.

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