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RainCaster

(13,899 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:23 AM May 14

Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang

A friend loaned this to my wife, I think I will read it as well.

The cover says:

A same person's guide to taking back the Bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleecing frauds
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Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang (Original Post) RainCaster May 14 OP
I bought the audio book perfessor May 14 #1
I read it...and it is very good Pesky1 May 14 #2
Sane person's? SidneyR May 14 #3
That's the subtitle RussBLib May 14 #5
You missed the point. SidneyR May 14 #6
Um, it's sane, not same RussBLib May 14 #7
Just ordered a copy for $9.00 KS Toronado May 14 #4
It's a good book RussBLib May 14 #8

perfessor

(394 posts)
1. I bought the audio book
Thu May 14, 2026, 11:14 AM
May 14

Which is read by the author. But I think I would prefer a printed copy, since I kept wishing I could fill it with bookmarks, sticky notes, etc.

Pesky1

(89 posts)
2. I read it...and it is very good
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:10 PM
May 14

The book corrects references from the Bible used by "Christian Nationalists" and Evangelicals to to support ideas that are the inverse of sayings attributed to teachings in the four Gospels.

RussBLib

(10,768 posts)
5. That's the subtitle
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:54 PM
May 14

And I suppose you can insert your own interpretation of the implication of that phrase. Does it offend you?

Are religious people insane? No, I don’t think he is saying that. I might say something like that, though.

Are religious people who selectively use the Bible or twist its messages to their own advantage insane? Maybe. Or maybe they’re evil.

I frankly hadn’t given it much thought until I read your reply.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1





RussBLib

(10,768 posts)
7. Um, it's sane, not same
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:41 PM
May 14

And, yeah, I don’t get the point. How about explaining it to me in more than one or two words?

Or not.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

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