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Pace Steyn, Some People Definitely Should Not Reproduce

January 05, 2006

Or at least they shouldn’t generate books. From the RNA’s list of top religion stories of the past year:
Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code dominate best-seller lists throughout the year; Joel Osteen’s Your Best Life Now makes it near year’s end. Warren’s book becomes the focus of countless study groups; Osteen’s is beginning to do so. Brown’s novel inspires a number of efforts seeking to debunk his premise.
The Osteen book has the initially startling distinction of being blurbed by Chuck Norris, Creflo Dollar, Pat Robertson, and Max Lucado. There’s quite a bit of common ground among that lot, such as Thomas Nelson Publishers, the good old CBA and all they represent. Is Osteen a really big fan of Spandau Ballet?


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