"Like all great satire, the book is cerebral, irreverent and hilarious, while also edifying" — Publisher's Weekly
"This book is hilarious... [Lanham] didn't skimp on his research. The book provides a telling overview of the religious right's leadership, the beliefs they espouse, and just how incredibly absurd and hypocritical they are." — The Campaign to Defend the Constitution
Editor's Pick: "From the author of The Hipster Handbook comes this irreverent navigation of all things Evangelical. Learn enough slang to fit in at a church picnic or why SpongeBob SquarePants is an agent of the Devil" — Chicago Sun-Times
"This guy has written quite a funny book." — Alan Colmes, Fox News
"A funny book with some funny cartoons on everyone from Rick Warren as the evangelical Jimmy Buffett to a guide for Christian haircuts that is hilarious... I was chuckling until I saw that I am the postscript" — Mark Driscoll, pastor of the largest megachurch in Washington State
"Every good little liberal will have this book on order as a stocking stuffer come Jesus' birthday." — Time Out
"A handbook for coping with bible thumpers.... When considering the power and influence evangelical Christians wield in this country, you have to laugh to keep from crying. Robert Lanham... understands this well and offers much needed, totally biased comic relief." — Village Voice
"Not only is this an important book, it's a funny book." — Marc Maron, Air America Radio
"Author Robert Lanham is an observer... but with his latest, The Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right, Lanham's keen eye has hit perhaps his most entertaining target." — Metro Paper
"It’s hard to remember a more pointed and scathing attack… Lanham launches a focused, sustained barrage on the Pat Robertsons and James Dobsons of the world… He’s done his homework. The book is thoroughly researched and packed with quotes and analysis of the famous and not-so-famous leaders of the evangelical right… the research is truly impressive. " — The Reader
"An utterly biased, humorous one-stop guide to the major evangelical players." — Details
"Check out Robert Lanham's (author of the fabled Hipster Handbook and former Bible Belt resident) Sinner's Guide to the Evangelical Right. It's funny because it's true." — Elizabeth Spiers, founding Editor of Gawker
"Like the Daily Show or The Colbert Report, it's humor reveals the basic truth. Which is to say that the "sinners" of the world may be closer to Jesus and the divine than those who use God's name for personal enrichment, power building, and political gain." — Buzzflash
"The book does for religion what Jon Stewart does for politics." — CanWest News Service
"Informative, laugh-out-loud funny and horrifying at times, check out this snide, leftie-geared guide to the major evangelical players... Robert Lanham has a writing style that resembles... McSweeney's, and the irony-stacked humor of TV programs such as "The Daily Show" — Style Weekly, Richmond VA
"Hilarious... go out and buy this book now." — Sam Seder, The Majority Report
"This book should lay at the lifeless feet of your corpse as a silent, yet
powerful and all encompassing explanation as to why you took your own life."
— David Cross, Arrested Development
The Eleven Evangelical Commandments Thou shalt have 11 since evangelicals go that extra mile and like to supersize things.
1. Though shalt say have a blessed day instead of goodbye to the cashier at Walgreens.
2. Thou shalt interpret “no spin zone” to mean “pillar of journalistic integrity.”
3. Thou shalt live in the suburbs, eat at The Olive Garden, and wear clothes made from polyblend fabrics.
4. Thou shalt wear clean underwear at all times in preparation for the rapture.
5. Thou shalt have a senior pastor who wears Hawaiian shirts and a youth minister with an earring.
6. Thou shalt become aware of pop culture trends eight years after the fact and co-opt these trends for Christian culture.
7. Thou shalt own a support the troops car magnet, a fish bumper sticker, and/or an embroidered flag sweater.
8. Thou shalt instinctively raise thy hands in praise whenever you hear Lite FM music with Christian lyrics.
9. Though shalt believe that Harry Potter novels, Proctor & Gamble, and the teenage Goths who smoke clove cigarettes behind JCPenney’s are part of a global demonic conspiracy.
10.Thou shalt not speak ill of thy neighbor, unless thy neighbor is gay. Then it’s okay.
11.Thou shalt vote Republican and encourage your local Senator to change the party logo from an elephant to a fish.
Bill McCartney
