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Disservices the Bible Breezing through this book, it seemed captivating at first. But soon my sensibilities were jarred by how she treats accounts in the Bible. In one case, she imagines the apostles in the upper room on Good Friday depressed, drunk and cursing their fate with an 'F'-epithet. Another essay was offensive by suggesting that when the Lord Jesus often went into the hills to pray, he might have been pulling back a few beers instead of actually praying. The last straw for me (a liberal Christian, by the way, active in prison ministry) was saying 'God' spoke in "her big mama voice". I love humor as much as the next reader. I relish the need for Grace and cutting lots of slack. But one could never imagine a respectful devout Jewish author writing that way about Old Testament heroes (Moses up on Mt. Sinai 40 days & nights for less noble purposes?), or a sincere Buddhist mocking the Dalai Lama or (Nirvana forbid!) Gauthama Buddha himself? Not gonna happen. Why must a person claiming 'card-carrying-Presbyterian' status make fun at the expense of Christianity and its Holy Book? Thankful for small graces & blessings, this book was a gift that will soon be exchanged for Ken Davis' "Supersheep Tales" by a real Christian comedian that came highly recommended.