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  • Christian author has problem with conservatives (Religious Left)

    01/24/2008 11:14:00 AM PST · by rightwingintelligentsia · 171 replies · 43+ views
    AP via CNN.com ^ | January 24, 2008
    ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Donald Miller still loves God and Jesus. Don't misunderstand him. His problem is with Christianity, at least how it's often practiced. "It's a dangerous term so I try to avoid it," said Miller, who considered giving up his career as a Christian writer and leaving the church in 2003 because he couldn't attend services without getting angry. For him, the word conjured up conservative politics, suburban consumerism and an "insensitivity to people who aren't like us." To quell his rage, he sat in his boxer shorts and banged out a memoir of his experiences with God,...