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  • A Contrarian's Christ;Making a case for Jesus as the enemy of religion

    03/11/2006 10:50:25 PM PST · by Lorianne · 45 replies · 627+ views
    Newsweek ^ | March 20, 2006 issue | David Gates
    March 20, 2006 issue - Garry Wills's latest book, "What Jesus Meant," should affront most of his fellow Christians—right from the foreword, which argues that Christ was not one of them. The megachurch set won't care to hear that "Jesus did not come to replace the Temple with other buildings, whether huts or rich cathedrals." The Christian left, committed to good works, won't care to hear that Jesus "does not work miracles from humanitarian motives." The Christian right, cozy with secular power, won't care to hear that "if they want the state to be politically Christian, they are not following...