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100	1		_aMcElvaine, Robert S., _d1947-
245	1	0	_aGrand theft Jesus : _bthe hijacking of religion in America / _cRobert S. McElvaine.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bCrown Publishers, _cc2008.
300			_a322 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-312) and index.
505	0		_aGenesis: the second going of Christ -- "Easy Jesus" : be a "Christian" without sacrifice or good works! -- Amazing disgrace : blinded by the lite -- For Christ's sake! : we've got to stop these guys -- The greed creed : the Jesusless church of mammon -- Religion is the worst thing that happened to Christianity : Christianity morphs into Constantinianism -- "Well, then Jesus was wrong!" : X-a-Jesus : biblical inerrancy (except for what Jesus said) -- These are the people Jesus warned us about : the right reverends -- Jesus W. Christ! : the rise of the Xian right to political power -- Waiting for righty : the "divine" politics of division -- War is heaven? : backward pseudo-Christian soldiers -- Unintelligent design : the war against science -- All about Eve : some people claim that there's a woman to blame -- Revelation : let's put Christ back into Christianity : saving Xian's from the Jesus thieves.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aChristianity and culture _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xChurch history.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0726/2007036719.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007036719-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007036719-d.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007036719-s.html
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