It was in a letter of 1897, about his cousin James Ross Clemens, that Mark Twain famously noted that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He...
Continue »
I feel as though I'm qualified to make a comment on this subject, even though I've only read the review, because of my upbringing. To qualify my statement, I was born and raised in an Amish community in Ohio. Half of my immediate family is still Amish. Let me tell you, if anyone knows about christian fundamentalism, I believe I qualify. Believe me, it is every bit as dangerous as Ms. Goldberg describes. I broke from the shackles of Puritanism in 1969. These Fundamental Mega Churches, are in my view, no different. It's their way or the highway. This religious fundamentalism craze going on in this coutry, in my view is the closest thing to "communism" I could possibly imagine.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(21 of 40 readers found this comment helpful)
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.
Customer Comments
keim80 has commented on (1) product.
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism by Michelle Goldberg
keim80, August 29, 2006
I feel as though I'm qualified to make a comment on this subject, even though I've only read the review, because of my upbringing. To qualify my statement, I was born and raised in an Amish community in Ohio. Half of my immediate family is still Amish. Let me tell you, if anyone knows about christian fundamentalism, I believe I qualify. Believe me, it is every bit as dangerous as Ms. Goldberg describes. I broke from the shackles of Puritanism in 1969. These Fundamental Mega Churches, are in my view, no different. It's their way or the highway. This religious fundamentalism craze going on in this coutry, in my view is the closest thing to "communism" I could possibly imagine.(21 of 40 readers found this comment helpful)