Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A nationally prominent first-amendment advocate and authority on the religious right tells of his break with fundamentalism and the growth of intellectual and moral freedom.Skipp Porteous was "saved" at the age of eleven by people who thought they were doing him - and God - a favor. Their actions sent him on a long, arduous inner journey. Porteous embraced fundamentalism because it provides simplistic solutions - the Bible purportedly contains answers for everything - and, like millions of others, he needed to believe that he had found the one true religion.A leave of absence became his first step in walking away. Removed from the extreme fundamentalist viewpoint, with its narrow world view, his mind cleared. Reason and logic emerged, and for the first time in his life he was free and happy.In Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Porteous explains how he was deceived into becoming a born-again Christian; what he endured for so many years; how he got out; and finally, why he fights so hard against the movement today. Using the knowledge he has obtained in monitoring the religious right, he also outlines in detail what we can expect from the movement in the next decade.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0879756896
ISBN13:9780879756895
Release Date:September 1991
Publisher:Prometheus Books
Length:313 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
6 ratings
Jesus illusion
Published by walter Ko , 4 years ago
This book is an eye-opener enlightenment from Jesus movement. He showed how he underwent illusion in Christianity. You shall find the truth and the truth will set you free.
Enjoy this book to get away the spell of religion
interesting and frightening
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I read the book in two sittings. It is interesting and easy to read. Porteous describes how he came to be a fundamentalist minister, what his ministry was like, and how he "left the fold". To me, the most interesting (and frightening) parts of the book are where he describes the fake healings and "exorcisms" and his radio conversations with fundamentalists. Also frightening is the amount of hate shown him by the "Godly" religious right after he deconverts. Most interesting also are his conversations with fundamentalists in which the fundamentalists rely on slippery linguistic manipulations to try to discredit Porteous. The main weakness of the book is that it does not give enough detail about his "deconversion." He doesn't tell enough about the process of losing his faith. It sounds like he just woke up one day and lost his faith. The end of the book details his current work with Walk Away and the Freedom Writer, and he does a good job of exposing the agenda of some of the more political (and unhinged) of the ultrafundamentalists.
I hope he keeps on writing!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
After reading Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore I'm glad I never got involved in Christian fundamentalism. Skipp isn't preachy about it, he just tells his story like it happened. I can hardly wait to read his newest book, Acts of the Apostles, under his pseudonym Guy Manchester. Even though it's fiction, I'll bet it's based on the experience he relates in Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore. It's probably as funny, too.
An amazing heartfelt story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Skipp Porteous has had quite a life and has lived to tell about it. I;m looking forward to his "Acts of the Apostles," under his pen name Guy Manchester. Although it's "fiction," I've heard that it's powerful.
It Changed My Life
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Thank You Mr. Porteous for writing this book and, along with Austin Miles, exposing the downright cultic behavior found with a sizable portion of the Charismatic and Pentecostal movement. DO not pass this one by!
The story of an enlightened journey out of fundamentalism
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This is a down-to-earth book describing Mr. Porteous' journey into Christian fundamentalism; but more importantly his journey out of the clutches of fundamentalism. It is a refreshing look out how one can still provide a valuable service to society in spite of an indoctrination of superstition and intolerance. Unlike some books on journeys out of faith, Porteous effectively uses humor and experience to remind the reader of the humanity behind the tragedy that is fundamentalism.
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