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Author: Robert Boston ,
Robert Boston
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Imprint: Prometheus Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9781616149116
ISBN 10: 1616149116
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 04 March 2014
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General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
As a respected authority on church-state separation and culture-war issues, Rob Boston demonstrates an understanding of religious liberty that is sadly lacking among the God-fearing preachers and politicians of today's religious Right. Taking Liberties is both entertaining and enlightening, a valuable resource for those who strive for sanity and reason in public policy. --David Niose, author of Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans A valuable reminder of the importance of religious freedom in America's past and present, and an eviscerating critique of attempts by the religious Right to use a false language of 'religious liberty' to undermine the very rights they pretend to support. --Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children Robert Boston eloquently makes the case for what religious freedom is and what it is not. It is the right for you to promote and try to convince others that what you believe is correct, but it is not the right to have the government do it for you. He backs up his case with many alarming examples of threats to religious liberty in political, cultural, and educational areas, among others. People of all faiths and of none can read and benefit from this thoughtful, well-documented book that shows why 'live and let live' on matters of religion can benefit us all. --Herb Silverman, founder and president emeritus of the Secular Coalition for America; author of Candidate without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish
On Why the Religious Right Is Wrong This well-written book by an experienced journalist and student of church-state relations aggressively challenges the assertions of the Religious Right and shows most of them to be distortions, half-truths, and outright lies. . . . It should be in every school district's curriculum library. -- Contemporary Education Sketches out a strong, clear set of debating points for use by those seeking to keep government from meddling in religion and vice versa. . . . It should make a handy and useful guide. -- San Francisco Bay Area Guardian
Author Information
Robert Boston is the director of communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the editor of Church & State magazine. He is the author of Why the Religious Right Is Wrong about Separation of Church and State, Close Encounters with the Religious Right, and The Most Dangerous Man in America? Pat Robertson and the Rise of the Christian Coalition. He is also a frequent contributor to The Humanist, and his articles have appeared in Free Inquiry, The Skeptical Inquirer, Conscience, and other publications.
