Does God Get Diarrhea? [Paperback]

This book is filled with so much common sense that it is ridiculous. Not only is this book a fun and easy read but it speaks so simply as to make Christians just seem dumb. Being a former "born again Christian" I look back and wonder how I ever believed that hocus pocus. Thank you McGaffer for putting such truths into print.

This author is daring, provocative, and overall...BRIALLIANT! Some might find McGaffer's sense of humor to be a little over-the-top, but how many of us accidently fall asleep in the tub while reading Dawkins? There is just no way to not laugh at some, most, or nearly all of this author's logic. Remove the stick from your a$$ before picking this book up or you will miss the simplicity of the message.

Addendum:
Okay all you nay sayers, I have finally read the book from cover to cover, which was no small feat given that the book is not sold in the country where I live, and I still uphold my original five star review.

This book is not for everyone, but you know who you are. It would be quite accurate to call this book an angry atheist rant. If you are someone who is constantly upset and frustrated by the religious nutts that you find all around you, this book will strike a harmonious chord. If you want to pull your hair out every time you encounter an injustice caused by stupid religious people, you will find a kindred spirit in Odin Zeus McGaffer. Finally finding someone who understands your atheistic frustrations will bring the peace that passeth understanding.

However, if you have any sympathy towards Christianity at all, stay away from this book - it will only make you angry. Ridicule and bathroom humor are used freely in reference to Christianity - and that's why I love this book so much.

Cheers

Original review:
Apparently, the reviewer before me, Phillip V. Moody, is one of the faithful and finds nothing funny about ridiculing Christianity. However, as an ex-fundamentalist (funnymentalist) Christian and a "rabid atheist," who enjoys nothing more than taking the piss out of Christians, I found that the author of this book hit home in style and content.

The things I found amusing were rants such as this: concerning debating Christians, he says, "How can you expect to have a serious debate when the opposing party sincerely believes that a 2000-year-old zombie Christ is answering millions of prayers each day in a parallel universe?" Yeah!!! He's speaking my language!

I found his narrative of an encounter with an attractive Jehovah's witness hilarious,"...this lady was definitely 8 out of 10 without any beer. So, I let her ramble a few uninspiring verses to me while I imagined myself banging the Christ out of her in the back seat of my car." Sweet! SWEET!!!

In addition to the rib-tickling ridicule, McGaffer does make theological arguments. When speaking of a verse (Eph. 2:3, "God knew before creation that man would rebel and require reconciliation.") quoted on a religious tract, he argues, "If God knew in advance that his creations would rebel against him, then why would he continue creation in the first place?"

Also, the anti-endorsement by a Pentecostal preacher on the back of the book made me want to buy it even more, "... an intolerant, insensitive mockery of God. McGaffer should rot in Hell." If it makes the fundies angry, it's got to be good.

Mind you, I only read the first chapter and a half, the selection that is shown in the "Search inside this book" function on this page, but it was enough to make me want to own this book. You should read it too.

From what I read, this book seems like a real knee-slapper. I'm buying it.

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