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Thoughts best kept to herself dismally dysfunctional, sophomoric sassiness, shallow self-preoccupation. as the book went on and on and on without really getting anywhere in a stream of semi-consciousness, it didn't matter to me what her politics were or many of her private habits. the Gospel of Jesus is big enough to cover donkeys, elephants, eagles, doves, hawks, lions, lambs. like Noah's ark, God is big enough to accomodate all of our varieties of creatureliness. as a christian ex-conservative who is also pro-life, what was most distasteful as a practicing churchgoer were her references to God, Jesus and the Bible He defended at the cost of His life. mockingly besmirching Him (the ham of God that takes away the sins of the world?!? what sensitive-to-the-Divine person would dare say such a thing?) is nothing short of blasphemous; even moreso for one claiming allegiance to Christ! forgiveable (if some semblance of an apology is forthcoming?), but completely without excuse for someone supposedly a growing believer for over 15 years. one could wish her pastor Veronica would do a little Bible study with her to explain the way of Jesus more adequately before she goes on the circuit preaching her sermonettes for widespread consumption. if the Holy Scriptures of her faith are unanimous in calling God Our Father and His Majesty, why would she presume to call God she/her? if the apostle's creed, backbone of the Christian faith as summarizing the Holy Bible, teaches God as Trinity of Persons (3 Who's, 1 What): Father*Son*Holy Spirit, why would she depersonalize the 3rd Person saying we need more 'holy spirit'? deeply grieved wanting to find some connection with her on a higher level of true Christian confession as a fellow Presbyterian pilgrim, one comes away disappointed in how she expresses what she takes to be her sincere-but-sincerely misguided smattering of 'what-works-for-her' version of faith. it's instructive to behold yet again what can happen when someone operates from such a thorough lack of awareness of what Jesus-following-relationship is all about on HIS terms, not ours. may the Lord mercifully open eyes and forgive those not knowing what they do.