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So Help Me God | 
| Author: Larry D. Thompson
Publisher: Live Oak Productions
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 492
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0976869101
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780976869108
ASIN: 0976869101
Publication Date: May 17, 2005
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Television evangelist, Thomas Jeremiah Luther miraculously awakens from a twelve year coma. He re-takes his world-wide ministry, and searches for a way to seize the control of the Christian conservative political power in America. When a teenage member of his congregation almost dies from an abortion, he convinces her family to file a multi-million dollar medical malpractice case against the physician and abortion clinic. He knows that manipulating the case into a giant verdict will shut down abortion clinics all over the country, causing power brokers and presidents, and religious right political movement to flock to his door. To assure victory, he hires J. Robert Tisdale, the best plaintiff lawyer in Texas. Tod Duncan, the lawyer for the defense, finds his mettle challenged when his clients livelihood is destroyed by Luthers public claims that he is a murderer. Duncan takes the offensive, suing the money machine behind Luther of slander. To escape liability T. J.s legal team must prove that human life begins at conception. Great characters bring this challenging balance of art, science and philosophy to a jury charged with answering one of lifes most difficult questions: when does life begin? The twists and turns captivate readers and lead to an ending that might be unbelievable were it not set in Texas.
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 Well-written, but stereotypical June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you take every stereotype of religion and throw it into one character, you have T.J., a crooked, lying, charasmatic preacher, but I couldn't find a real person with real faith to balance him anywhere in this story. It's fiction; I understand that, but it's presented in a realistic manner in every other aspect, from the courtroom scenes (well-written) to the debate between pro-life and pro-choice (balanced).
But the view of the religious was so extreme and stereotyped that it lacked believability. The next John Grisham? I don't think so. An intriguing read? Sure.
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17 out of 18 found this review helpful
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 Cowardly author November 12, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book grabbed my attention and never it let it go. It was fascinating in that with each arguement, with each rebuttal, it was unclear what the author actually believed about the issue of abortion or whether he has an agenda for either side. He gave compelling arguements on both side and really made me examine my own beliefs. The first 416 of its 472 pages were riveting... and then the author took the cowards way out with the tedious tactic of the "surprise revelation". With that, he ruined his own good work. It was a trite, cheap tactic that only served to allow him not to take a stand and give him an ending in this neverending debate. I personally would have preferred NO definitive ending...let the reader use his imagination ... rather than the cheap trick he used. After all the time invested in it, I'm angry and disappointed in this book. Shame on him.
So Help Me God February 16, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Great book! Quite thought provoking. Character development was excellent. The kind of book I hardly ever read, but thoroughly enjoyed.
a new perspective February 15, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book gives a very precise, historic view of the pros/cons of abortion illustrated by a trial; very engrossing. The ending descends into soap opera but otherwise, this is well done.
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