"Can I get a witness?"
shouts the house.
Sure. How 'bout this...
Now
from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the
land until the ninth hour. And Jesus cried out
again with a loud voice, and yielded up His
spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth
shook and the rocks were split. The tombs
were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had
fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the
tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy
city and appeared to many.
Matthew 27:45, 50-53
“I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and
State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on
their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.”
George Carlin (1937- )
I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering
about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate
Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many
questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as
uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian
and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in
the same sentence? It just seems so wrong."
And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
True. But wrong.
Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if
the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.
So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and
why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I
came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church. Let me share with you,
oh, how shall I put it— the joy of believing the lie. I
believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why
I wrote
Love Jesus, Hate Church.
