I met Todd Starnes several years ago. He was the keynote speaker for a writer's conference I attended, and his presentation was one of my favorites. Thus, I was eager to investigate his books, starting with Dispatches from Bitter America.
Todd does not disappoint. As one reviewer puts it, "You'll cheer for America while laughing your head off"--which I definitely did. A few dispatches had me laughing until my stomach hurt. At the same time, the fact that these events happened in real life stirred me to frustration, sometimes outright anger, and action. I wanted to make others, especially Christians, aware of what's going on in our country and why it's unjust.
That being said, Todd doesn't come across as a victim. He sometimes vilifies liberals and the liberal agenda, which is nearly always a bad move--although sometimes you can't exactly blame him. Some of the things our society has done to Christians, and gotten away with, are reprehensible. And in a book like this, maybe the crux shouldn't be about compromising. Maybe it should be about responding in a gentle and respectful, yet wise manner. In other words, saying, "I understand why you think this way, but I have as much right to my beliefs as you do yours, and I don't think they're being given their rightful place in my country." If that's the message, Todd Starnes has done a pretty great job of presenting it.
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