Review of S.E. Cupp’s “Losing Our Religion"
Until this point, I can’t say that I’ve ever enjoyed—or even read for that matter—a book that opened with a quote by Fidel Castro. The quote was about Castro’s revolution and his faith in such. His words set the stage perfectly for what S.E. Cupp outlines as being the new revolution—the ‘mainstream’ media’s war on American morality. Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity is a fresh look at an issue that has remained for the most part unexamined, despite being on the minds of the majority of the country. Armed with statistics, wit, and a truly impartial look at the state of religious America, S.E. Cupp, an avowed atheist, gives one of the most honest and transparent analyses of the liberal media’s godless agenda that I’ve ever seen.
S.E. Cupp points out the glaring contradiction between the fact that while more than 80% of Americans identify themselves as Christian, the leftist media—which has become so inherently and incorrectly referred to as ‘mainstream’—wants to demonize and mock those who are actually in the majority. Cupp is not writing a book to defend Christianity on theological grounds, but rather, to point out the hypocrisy in the tolerance-touting press showing complete and utter intolerance towards anyone who has a relationship with Christ. The exception to this rule is, of course, if that relationship is secondary to a firm belief in black liberation theology a la Jeremiah Wright.
A non-believer, Cupp has no reason to desire the success of Christianity; instead, Losing Our Religion shows her unwavering hope for a truly fair and balanced media, one that shows all sides of any debate, particularly those of a spiritual nature. She makes no apologies for going after the biggest culprits in the war against Christianity: the New York Times, NewsWeek, Salon.com, Huffingon Post and TIME Magazine are among the guilty along with MSNBC and CNN (inevitably.)
S.E. Cupp takes readers chapter-by-chapter through what she believes are the ’10 Commandments’ of the liberal media, from “Thou Shalt Hate Prop 8” to “Thou Shalt Fornicate,” pointing out their habit of promoting worship, though not the kind of worship that 80% of Americans find themselves doing on a day-to-day basis. Instead, the liberal media chooses to encourage worshipping celebrity, environmentalism, feminism, and evolution. As she points out, this type of worship is especially easy for the media now that they have a man in the White House who holds the same disdain for Christians as they do. Barack Obama has openly declared that he no longer sees America as a Christian nation, and has repeatedly embraced atheism and Islam to the point where those who listen to Obama would see those belief systems as being mainstream themselves. Cupp unapologetically points out the blatant double standard between accepting—or refusing to talk about all together—Obama’s radical, racist church in Chicago, while attempting to label Sarah Palin as an evil, hateful Evangelical (gasp!) for her family’s Pentecostalism.
While the phony journalism and ongoing affront to Christianity that those of the religious right may see as exhausting, or even amusing in some cases, S.E. Cupp warns that we can’t sit down and let this unfold. Her book is not a depressing obituary to religious freedom in America; it’s a beautifully written call to action to rise up and put the alleged ‘mainstream’ (translation: liberal) media in its place. This is a revolution indeed, and it is one that won’t stop until the media has succeeded at removing any and all evidence of Judeo-Christian values from the country, or until we stop them. Losing Our Religion is a must-read for Christians and non-Christians alike. S.E. Cupp takes a scary situation in the United States and spins it with her fantastically unique sense of humor to point out the true agenda of the liberal media, and why it’s so hypocritical. Her brilliant, well-researched analysis is nothing short of ground-breaking. It took a non-believer to make me realize how much my religion was under attack.
Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity can be purchased from Amazon.com here.
Tags: Christianity, Fidel Castro, Islam, Religion, S.E. Cupp, Sarah Palin
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Can’t wait to read this!
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
This looks awesome Andrew! I just ordered a copy
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Its on my reading list now!
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Ive seen her on Fox a couple of times and was pretty neutral on her. based on your review though, she sounds pretty aweome. i’ll have to have a look at the book!
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Great job S.E. I look forward to reading it!!!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Your endorsement is good enough for me. I look forward to reading this book. Christianity is under attack, and so is conservatism. The left is truly godless. You and SE are the defenders of faith and freedom!!!
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Great information! I’ve been looking for a book like this for a while now. Thanks!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:49 am
The book looks pretty good. Especially the cover. You know, because she’s on it. And she’s kinda hot. Oh you know where I’m getting at
May 4th, 2010 at 7:03 am
great review! looks like a neat read
May 4th, 2010 at 7:15 am
ordered it yesterday actually. can’t wait to read it!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Looks great, I’ll buy it next week at Barnes and Noble!
May 15th, 2010 at 3:01 am
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May 15th, 2010 at 3:17 am
Looks great! I’ll pick up a copy of it this weekend
May 15th, 2010 at 5:13 am
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May 20th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Fidel Castro would always be an icon of history evethough he is against the U.S.:~*
May 24th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
In reality, no single religion could guarantee us a place in Heaven. In the end, what matters is how we a treat other people.`’;
July 19th, 2010 at 5:06 am
I came upon this review as a fluke, but the book was great, and I really enjoy this blog. I’ll be back!
July 28th, 2010 at 6:44 am
actually it doesn’t matter what Religion you may have, as long as you treat the other person right..;,
August 20th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Maybe I can agree, for as long as you respect each others believe and religion, every thing will be fine.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:12 am
Enjoyed every bit of your article post. Really Cool.
August 31st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
i think that Fidel Castro have concetrated more on cheap medicines and healthcare that is why people still loves him`;~
September 9th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Awesome website, this was an awesome book!
September 14th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
it doesn’t matter what religion you have, just do good and avoid evil-:;
December 13th, 2010 at 3:57 am
actually, Fidel Castro is not at all a bad man. Cuba has one of the best government medical care in the world “:.
December 21st, 2010 at 3:01 pm
what matters most is the good deeds that we do on our fellow men, it does not matter what religion you have as long as you do good stuffs *;”