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From a review of Stephen Prothero's American Jesus:

First to fall, at the hands of the original Protestant reformers, were the ponderous metaphysical abstractions of Catholic and Orthodox Christology concerning the natures and person of the Christ. This left Jesus, a century later, still confined within the alienating theological architecture of Puritanism. To the rescue rode an unlikely alliance of Enlightenment-influenced Unitarians, skeptics and deists like Jefferson, who literally took a razor to passages of the New Testament that portrayed Christ as superhuman; and a generation of populist preachers, who replaced Calvinism's predestination with an offer of personal redemption from "our friend" Jesus.

R. Scott Appleby, Sacred, secular meet in 'American Jesus'

Richard Evans Lee
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We've got the American Jesus, see him on the interstate / We've got the American Jesus, he helped build the President's estate. --American Jesus, Bad Religion

Posted by: Eli Sarver | January 11, 2004 11:02 AM

I was hearing the lyrics of American Woman: "American Jesus stay away from me ... "

Posted by: Richard | January 11, 2004 11:39 AM

It's true that many people claim Christ, but not live the life. They have scared the name of Christ. There was a time when people did not speak against GOD...Christ...or the church, but the church has allowed false-flagers to slip in and defile it's image! I am truly sorry for this! People say "come to Jesus...and he will give you a better life!" But this causes so many to join the "GOD club"...with no change in behavior or life. And there are those who make christianity a religion, but the bible speaks against religion...because it makes people think they can get to heaven by their own goodness. The truth is no one is that good! The bible teaches that perfection is needed...for example if you break man's law your charity work does not excuse your crime...it must be paid for. We have broken God's law, so if He is truly good He will not let Law breaker go free without the crimes being paid for...for example, if you were in court guilty of theif, your work a the YMCA would not get you off with your crime...furthermore, if that judge was to let you go...he would be a currupt judge. GOD is a true and just judge...by nature he seeks truth and justice. Christians are those who except the gift of GOD(his Son's death in place of ours and his rise from the dead to defeat death)and in graditude live in service to him. That act of love GOD showed was so amazing that I show my love back...I sorry that many who claim Christ do not live the life. They have scared His name.You know the old saying...you may make sounds a car would make or even live in a garage, but that does not make you a car. Again...I apologize. I hope you will learn what this is truly about.

Posted by: telion | January 16, 2004 10:40 PM

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My thanks,
Richard

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