Attack of the theocrats!

how the religious right harms us all, and what we can do about it

English language

Published June 23, 2012 by Pitchstone Pub..

ISBN:
978-0-9844932-4-1
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Review of 'Attack of the theocrats!' on 'Goodreads'

I didn't have a slight conundrum at the beginning of this: would I give it 4 stars or 5? It was a great book, but there was about a half hour near the end about the Richard Dawkins Foundation and the authors Association with it. But really, I appreciate the things that are pointed out and brought to light about religion on the whole and the nominal foundation of our country! To see how our politicians and government have corrupted the basic ideas represented by our Constitution as well as the way they've corrupted primary religions nominally exercised by the majority of United States citizenry is appalling! I demure from saying that I am an atheist, although I do admit to being a Jewish atheist! And the majority of people I know and know of truly have difficulty believing every "God-given law and rule" without doing a little "pick and …

Review of 'Attack of the theocrats!' on 'Goodreads'

This book was an odd combination of lots of stories about the undue influence of religion in our society as well as some appalling stories about the harm caused (and how our political system gives cover for those all in the name of non-interference with religion) contrasted with the second half of the book which seems to be an organizational action plan to re-balance societies back towards the secular underpinnings of the Constitution. So, you have half of the book is interesting and generates outrage while half of it is a somewhat tedious manifesto.

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Subjects

  • Church and state
  • Christianity and politics
  • Church history

Places

  • United States