The Politically Incorrect Jesus: Living Boldly in a Culture of Unbelief
Jesus. He is admired and ridiculed, embraced and rejected. If you want to provoke controversy and emotional discussion, just mention His name.
Jesus was inclusive when He welcomed all the weary and burdened to come to Him and experience the love of His Father. But He was not open-minded when it came to the truth. He stated that He was the truth. And this flies in the face of current politically correct thought.
In Politically Incorrect Jesus, Joe Battaglia exposes the intellectual dishonesty of political correctness and presents Jesus as the model for embracing a counter-cultural faith, which empowers us to be salt and light. Be bold and stand firm in your faith when the culture demands you stand down.
Top Highlights
“PC equates diversity with a blanket acceptance of lifestyles. In fact, diversity has become one of the ‘darlings’ of the politically correct lexicon. Differences, all differences, are not only okay, but to be celebrated.” (source)
“Media personalities have now become seething advocates of ideology, not truth. Their mantra seems to be: ‘State your position. Defend it regardless of whether it’s true or not, or even applicable to the situation. Argue to make yourself heard. Not because you have something to say, but because you have nothing to say.’” (source)
“These ancient forerunners of the ACLU were the PC police of their time. They were all up in arms that Jesus had performed such an act on the Sabbath when no one should be doing any work. Instead of rejoicing that someone was healed, all the Pharisees could see was that one of their silly rules was broken.” (source)
“Self-awareness allows us to acknowledge ourselves, which is healthy, of course. Until self-awareness leads to self-importance. Which leads to self-reliance. Which leads us away from the Creator.” (source)
“And this is why political correctness is dangerous. Not only does it promulgate intellectual dishonesty, it asks us to disregard the internal moral compass built into each of us by the Creator.” (source)
In an era when the Church seems to either be so politically correct that its message is ineffective, or so abrasive that it offends without enlightening anyone, my friend Joe Battaglia calls us to see that Jesus came to redeem the culture and not to condemn it. Jesus’ Church is designed to bring real hope and joy to a superficial culture by living out the truth in a way that meets people at their point of deepest need. Joe shows us that being counter-cultural does not mean being against people, but for peace and love. If you’re tired of the culture wars, this book is a must-read for you.
Larry W. Poland, Ph.D. - Chairman, Mastermedia International
In The Politically Incorrect Jesus, my friend Joe Battaglia presents an intelligent and common sense approach to how a person of faith can stand up to the current issues in culture that would divide us without pointing fingers or engaging in the culture war. He has interesting perspectives that we would all do well to consider on how to be followers of Jesus to a world that wants to see the real thing.
Michael W. Smith - Singer and Songwriter
Joe Battaglia says what needs to be said about the dangers and impact of our politically correct world. It’s a needed wake up call to our culture! This is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to understand our times.
Alex Kendrick - Filmmaker, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous
Product Details
- Title : The Politically Incorrect Jesus: Living Boldly in a Culture of Unbelief
- Authors:
- Battaglia, Joe
- Metaxas, Eric
- Publisher: Broadstreet Publishing Group, LLC
- Publication Date: 2015
- ISBN: 9781424550081