Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot by Seth Andrews

Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot

by Seth Andrews

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Theology & Faith

Communion symbolism, crucifixion imagery, odd Bible passages. Grow up with them and they stop sounding strange, which is how, in Andrews's view, intelligent people end up repeating ideas they'd call absurd in any other setting. He hosted a Christian radio morning show for a decade before The Thinking Atheist, and he aims at beliefs, not believers.

Core ideas
  • Familiarity does the work: What would sound bizarre anywhere else feels ordinary inside the church, because a religious upbringing gets to you first.
  • Topic by topic: Fifteen short chapters take on prayer, evolution denial, selective Bible reading, uncertain authorship, persecution narratives, purity culture and Christianese platitudes, with humor.
  • Doctrine, not people: Criticizing Christian doctrine and attacking Christians are different things, and the book keeps its fire on the first.
Published2022
Pages216
ISBN9781977250780
ReadMay 2023

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