Resident Theology: On the Curious Claim That People "Like Jesus" (But Not the Church)

Quite: "If one actually reads the Gospels, instead of assuming nice pretty pictures of a blue-eyed baby Jesus giggling his guts out in celestial bliss, it is clear that the man from Nazareth -- who lived an identifiable human life in the early decades of the first century in occupied Palestine -- is certifiably not in any discernible accord with what American culture 'likes.' In fact, he seems to stand squarely opposed to much of it."
Resident Theology: On the Curious Claim That People "Like Jesus" (But Not the Church)