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Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin

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redrosemoth's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
Fist of all, this book will probably cause you to relive some religious trauma if you come from a Christian background and are coming back to look for some thoughtful commentary. 

This book was written by a Christian for Christians who want to emotionally feel as if they have successfully justified their faith to a liberal non believer or critic. In reality, this book is to stroke the egos of Christians who want to listen to an echo chamber but not real critical thinking or analysis. Not to mention the author’s persuasive tactics are full of shame and lack focus. Rambling circular arguments meander through incomplete thoughts and talking points and usually justify poorly argued takes with a “sorry if you don’t like it but God said so” ending with no further explanation. This book lacks nuance and empathy while stating  it does along the way. Saying isn’t the same as showing. Often times I wondered if the strategy was to take a criticism and meander so far away from the original talking point that eventually you can answer and justify a different question altogether. Ultimately this book will push those on the fence further away. 

As one last add, if you have to say “I’m not homophobic but” or “I’m not racist but” or “Some might say I’m a bigot, but”  in front of a statement, you’re probably about to say something homophonic or racist or bigoted. Just saying. 
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c_joy___'s review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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