Disclaimer: I received this book as part of the Early Reviewer program on Librarything.com. The review copy was given to me for free, with the only stipulation being that I read the book and post a review online.
Statistics are frequently bandied about in conversation as though they represent some type of unassailable truth. "Statistics show Christianity is a dying religion." "This might be the last Christian generation, because teenagers are leaving the church at alarming rates." "Just look at the number of stories in the news and you'll see that Christians are nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites." Bradley R.E. Wright, in his work Christians are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told, takes a hard look at many of the popular conceptions about Christianity and holds them under the light of statistics collected over the past several decades. He concludes that many of the statistics used to paint a negative picture of Christianity are ultimately unsupported by more in-depth research. A sociology professor at the University of Connecticut, Wright offers a comprehensive analysis of Christianity today that dispels many myths about the church today, i.e. the divorce rate among Christians is lower than the society at large, in spite of popular misconception. While Wright's writing style can be somewhat stiff at times, Christians are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told is a thought-provoking read worth the effort for anyone involved in the current and future state of the church.
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