Todd Starnes

A fellow reader asked me whether this book was interesting wondering if it was worth his time. I replied that it seemed to be....so far. I was only as far as chapter 4 and had learned some details about cases of persecution of Christians in America. Actually, many of these cases mirror those in England but it was still an interesting read. He covers Chick-fil-A attacks in some detail.....

BUT THEN...I got to chapter 5 which is entitled So Absurd It Could Be True: The Gospel According to Barack Obama. This chapter is beyond absurd and to my mind discredits everything the author had already written and anything he may write in the future. I started to wonder if he was slightly mad to even consider publishing this nonsense--I guess the powers that be also saw it as ludicrous hence the lack of law suits for defamation/libel. The author claims that Obama attempted to create a new religion complete with its own re-worded bible, songs etc, all of which hailed him (Obama) as god. If the chapter had been somewhat vague on specifics it may have got away with being a conspiracy theory or pure speculation but the author has quoted from this religion/bible/song lyrics as if it actually existed.....

I checked Wikipedia and this author is actually sane but has caused controversy with his remarks....hardly surprising.

I can't think of anything to add. I'm going to try Hillary's America by D'Souza instead!… (mais)

Todd Starnes describes himself as a gun-toting, chicken-eating, son-of-a-Baptist. With that in mind, I expected the angry, extreme, right-wing rhetoric that is common from many pundits today. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Starnes' writing was nothing like that at all. Starnes, writing with common sense, takes on a variety of recent current events, from Franklin Graham being banned from the Pentagon prayer breakfast, to the "war" on the Boy Scouts of America.

Starnes also discusses the state of schools in America (both public and private), as well as the problem with bullying. I was especially moved by a chapter Starnes wrote about Tyler Clementi, an 18 year old who committed suicide after being "outed" by his roommate on Facebook and Twitter. While not condoning his lifestyle, Starnes wrote sensitive and considerate chapter about the damage that bullying causes, as well as the senseless death of a young man. He ends the chapter with heartfelt concern that the people responsible for Tyler's "outing" be held accountable for their actions, which brought about the young man's suicide.

The final part of the book talks about what Starnes perceives as a war on Christianity. The series of essays cover everything from the recent trend of pastor's preaching about sex to a Christmas miracle that will warm the heart.

I believe that Todd Starnes echoes the feelings of many Christians today. Yes, we should be concerned for our religious freedom. Yes, we should be concerned about big government encroaching on our personal lives, but he doesn't have the same "sky is falling" "Big Brother" rhetoric that so many right wing pundits have. Starnes writes, in my opinion, like the majority of Americans feel.… (mais)