Title: Occasionally Christian
Product review: It's difficult sometimes to find the Christianity in this book, where Lamott suggests (imagines?) that Jesus was awful as a teenager, that abortion isn't really all that bad, and that we should pray to Mary. I wonder where those ideas are justified in the Bible.And Lamott's frequent rants about Bush-Cheney were also a distraction.Lamott's simplistic theology says everyone is free to find their own path. How New Age! But Jesus is not just Savior, He is also Lord, and His requirements are more demanding than Lamott allows for.Lamott says, "There is not much truth being told in the world." Exactly. Being truthful is important. And one truth that should be acknowledged is that being Christian isn't some touchy-feely exercise in spiritual superficiality.Lamott's book of essays was superficially entertaining in many places, but disappoints on a deeper level.
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