The take-home is that everyone is a "Cafeteria Christian" (or Jew). This is a common term used by fundamentalists to discriminate against more liberal Christians. They pick and choose what rules to follow, and leave the rest on the table. However, once you read all the rules the Bible truly presents, you understand that it is almost impossible to follow every rule and you'd be hard pressed to meet even the most die-hard Fundamentalist Christian who can keep up to code. For example, they would not be able to say "Thursday" because that day is named after a Greek God, and you shall not mutter the names of other Gods. And furthermore, if they did claim to keep to each law presented in the Bible, those laws are often up to an incredible amount of interpretation, and their adherence would be highly debatable.
This book has inspired me to read the good-book, because I never have. I'll let you know how that goes, too.
In the mean-time, might I also recommend Jacobs' first book, "The Know-it-All," which is about his mission to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica series.
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