{"id":117,"date":"2006-10-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2006\/10\/amy-sullivan-more-kuo-book-goo.html"},"modified":"2006-10-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-17T12:00:00","slug":"amy-sullivan-more-kuo-book-goo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/10\/amy-sullivan-more-kuo-book-goo.html","title":{"rendered":"Amy Sullivan: More Kuo Book Goodness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>My longer, point-by-point response to attacks made by critics of the Kuo book can be read <a href=\"http:\/\/faithfuldemocrats.com\/content\/view\/371\/92\/\">here<\/a>, at FaithfulDemocrats.com. It should give you a good sense of the best bits of the book. But I&#8217;d also encourage you to read the book yourself. The scandalous political bits have been picked up all over the news by now, but this is not just a &#8220;tell-all&#8221; book. It&#8217;s also a thoughtful, moving, and brutally honest exploration of what happens to faith when it comes in contact with politics.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the real meaning behind the title <i>Tempting Faith<\/i>. Yes, it&#8217;s what the Bush administration tried to do in order to win more religious votes for 2004. But it&#8217;s also what happens to any child of God who enters the world of Caesar. The challenge is how you deal with the seductions and temptations of power.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-bottom:0.25em\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My longer, point-by-point response to attacks made by critics of the Kuo book can be read here, at FaithfulDemocrats.com. It should give you a good sense of the best bits of the book. But I&#8217;d also encourage you to read the book yourself. 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