Perhaps I should clarify. A reader among many writes:
Dinesh D'Souza's new book is called ""What's So Great About Christianity." Er: that it's true?
Not even sure what you meant by the above comment, except that you are a 'believer'... And Hitch might say Er: nothing? To each his own.
No, I meant that regardless of any religion, a discussion of it that starts with "what's great" about it must surely miss the point of it altogether. A faith can only be measured seriously by its claims to truth. No one who treats Christianity with a modicum of seriousness could ever write such a title. It is, not to put too fine a point on it, beyond vulgar and beyond crass - and absolutely offensive to any serious person of faith. Which, at this point, I suppose, is no surprise. D'Souza's sole interest in faith is the political and social use to which it can be put. Mainly for acquiring book advances, speaking fees and political power.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2007/05/dsouza/228323/
