Dang Fig.... I just googled that book and read a synopsis... sounds rather entertaining as fiction.... but nothing short of blasphemous if taken out of context. You read this in a theology class???? wow!

Chazz... I can relate to your feelings on the church's way of dealing with drugs, divorce and such.... I encountered some of the same type of things going through my divorce ( my x had relapsed after 16 years in recovery). I got the feeling that they'd just rather not have anything to do with it... ignoring the whole thing was easier than addressing it.

Yada...yada...yada.... anyway great thread! Looking forward to reading more.

Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.