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Science follows evidence; political science follows opinion; religious science follows myth and is therefore no science at all.

— Robert S. McElvaine Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

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They are so certain that they know God’s mind because they equate their own minds with that of God.

Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

A wonderful archbishop of Canterbury once said that it is a mistake to believe that God is chiefly, or even mainly, concerned with religion.

Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

It would be easy to argue on the basis of the teachings of Jesus that “Christian capitalist” is an oxymoron.

Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

America is simultaneously the most professedly Christian of the developed nations and the least Christian in its behavior.

Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

Here is the fundamental message of the fun-damentalists: Say “Jesus” and then you don’t have to do Jesus.

Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America (2008)

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