Umm, folks, Betty Bowers is a work of satire. Much like Stephen Colbert's shtick on the Colbert Report.

She's supposedly a member of Landover Baptist Church (which has its own satirical website) and routinely blasted Laura Bush during the Bush administration. That, of course, made for all the more fun because the same creators of Betty Bowers spent the past eight years lampooning the White House at www.whitehouse.org.

I have one of Betty Bowers' books. (White House.org once showed a picture of Laura Bush having a Betty Bowers book burning on the White House lawn). It's completely hysterical how over-the-top she is. She's way beyond fundamentalism and should be read strictly for the humor value.

--Aaron

PS, One of my favorite parts of Bowers' book was when she warned born-again Christians not to convert anyone they wouldn't want to spend an eternity being seen in Heaven with. After all, if you're embarrassed to be seen in public with someone now, imagine how it's going to be having them ruin your social life for all eternity.