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Eric Metaxas

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    (1963- )
    Born in New York, New York
    Best known for his children's books, including 'Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving,' 'It's Time to Sleep My Love,' and 'The White Cat'
    BA from Yale
    Also wrote 'Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery' and a biography of Dietrich Bonhoffer
    Has written for 'VeggieTales' and '3-2-1 Penguins!'
    Also wrote 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask)' and its sequel 'Everything Else You Wanted to Know About God', etc

Why he might be annoying:

    Tired of spending money on things like VeggieTales and the merchandise associated with it? Blame him.
    Some of his children's books are thinly disguised attempts at Christian evangelization.
    He called for a boycott of Miley Cyrus while declaring 'I despise moral grandstanding.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Amazing Grace was turned into an excellent movie.
    As of 2009, he has received three Grammy nominations for Best Children's Recording.
    He helped found Socrates in the City, an organization that arranges for a speaker to come to New York and give a lecture on an important topic.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying