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Summary: Has Dave been digging into his brother's stash?
Review: Persecution, uh, yeah. The president, the most powerful person in the country, is a protestant Christian. So was the one before him. So was the one before that. So will be the democratic challenger next year.Christians like Tom Delay can stand on the floor of congress and tell us we have to support Israel because the bible says to do so. How many non-Christians have ever stood there and said the bible is a crock? I think the answer is: zero.
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Summary: Does expose liberal bias
Review: Read all of the reviews. It's important. The truth is that this book will receive reviews from many who haven't even read it. Then I encourage you to read the book. The title "Persecution" may unfortunately undermine some of the good and compelling arguments Limbaugh offers. This is not a book designed to prove the faith of America's founders, though it alludes to it often. That argument has been made powerfully in many places, some reviewers' complaints notwithstanding (even the liberals' darling, Jefferson, though unorthodox and not specifically Christian, signed bills that embarrass the fundamentalist left). What this book does well is make the case that Christians are increasingly and systematically being denied a voice where it counts in American policy. Rather than "Persecution," I wonder if Limbaugh might have considered naming the work, "Tyranny." The power of the anti-Christian left is intimidating. In Jefferson's day (Jefferson was suspicious of the courts) the kind of coercive, silencing action of our modern left leaning courts might have yielded a call to arms. Our founders did, you remember, take up arms against THEIR government, a government they saw as coercive, denying them representation (no voice where it counts). I would rather encourage Christians, true to the faith and direction of Jesus, to engage in respectful but firm and continuous civil disobedience. What good is our faith if it's not enough for us to lose jobs for? Or to lose reputation by smear campaign? Or, God forbid, eventually to lose family and even life for. In the end, the Kingdom is God's. There will not be an everlasting American nation and government. Read the book, and ask yourself, "What do we do now?" The value of the book will be seen in the response of readers. What will your response be? (...)
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Summary: Loved it !!
Review: I just finished reading this work. Over all I loved it. I thought it recorded an important aspect of political life in today's America. I do agree that the title is a little misleading. Persecution is not really what is going on in America today vis a vie Christians. However, discrimination is. That is what is chronicled in the book. I also would like to have seen more fleshing out and description of a position posited rather than the annecdotes that make up the vast majority of the book. Of course these are very important to gather because without the great number that we see in the book we would tend to overlook the breadth of the problem. I really enjoyed the chapter on America's Christian heritage and founding. I think that the fallacy of a bunch of agnostic leaning deists needs to be debunked. I would like to have seen more of that. Especially in the lives of the founders. I would recomend this work to anyone interested in the subject of Religious liberty. No matter which side of the issue you are on.
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Summary: mindless hypocritical spew
Review: A thoroughly detestible piece produced by Rush's little brother in the attempt to ride the bigoted, insular, prudish, jingoistic coattails of his infamous talking head sibling. Any religious fundamentalists who go all goo-goo for this type of thing owe to the rest of society serious consideration of a simple fact: If you don't want to feel like everyone's out to get you, then maybe you should actually follow the basic, well-known Christian axiom of treating others with the same respect, dignity and conscientiousness with which you yourself would wish to be treated. You'll find, suprisingly, that you receive a much more gratious reception yourself, when you're not out slandering, crusading against, and declaring open season on other groups American citizens you happen to find it convenient to target.
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Summary: Much needed book in the public discourse
Review: The exposure of contemporary prejudice against Christianity this book highlights in detail is much needed in the public discourse. Some of the examples Limbaugh has uncovered left me with a sense of dread towards the ACLU and the federal government's role in education. Critics of Limbaugh's book opine that many founding fathers were not believers in Christ's divinity. To assert that the men whose legacy was inspired primarily by Judeo-Christian philosophy - not to mention the hope of a moral society no doubt based around the example of Jesus and external law introduced by Moses - did not believe in who Christ said he was, is disingenuous at best. This does not have anything to do with revisionism of what we know from history about these individuals, but what we can know of where lie their hearts. It is not for me, or anyone else, to judge the souls of Jefferson, Washington or the other founding fathers of the USA. Their legacy could lead us to speculate they leaned more towards Christian beliefs, and hoped that the free society they structured would not sway far from that vision by choice, lest the citizens lose the meaning of what they thought to be divinely given rights of life, liberty and property, to ones deemed appropriate by a minority in the government and judiciary. The developing trend away from original intent seems to be the scent that a keen observer like Limbaugh has picked up on. The expansion of government, and consequently, the trailing influence of expanded secularisation, is the most disturbing trend in the history of the storied US. The fact that "free exercise thereof" of religion is supposedly protected by the constitution, yet not upheld by the Supreme Court, still perplexes an external observer like me. The courts have no right to remove a nativity scene or a Ten Commandments display, when it does not say they can do it in the constitution, and above all, go directly against the majority will of the people. This rule by minority (or elites, if you like to call them that) is the antithesis of the type of societal structure the founding fathers envisioned. To suppress free exercise of religion, and call it part of the "separation of church and state", is a flat out misrepresentation of intent. Government is supposed to be secular, not the public arena, so it is with worry that people should look upon government's expansion into more and more of the public arena. If Christians like Limbaugh are concerned about what they can uncover now, they best not wait until this expansion - championed by powerful groups of proselytizing liberals - grows further than can be stopped. Ronald Reagan failed to stop the growth of the federal beast, but he began the fight to wind it back. Almost 25 years have passed since, and with this timely documentation of religious discrimination in the land of the free, let us not hope the fight has been lost without a strong attempt to curtail it back.
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Summary: The title is overstated, but the evidence is solid.
Review: First, I want to agree with some other reviews here that the author's use of the word "persecution" to describe the current liberal attitude towards all things Christian is way too strong. They are indeed waging war on Christianity as outlined here, and what it stands for from an ideological sense, but not yet on Christians as people. Also, it is unfortunate that some of the terminology within the book makes this a "political" debate, although it is a moral debate, and by aligning it with political parties it dilutes the reality of what this movement means. The arguments and the undisputed evidence about the specific treatment of Christianity is absolutely bullet proof. For those who may disagree or dismiss the evidence based on the source, please read a book which corroborates the information in this book, "The Death of Right and Wrong" by Tammy Bruce. Tammy, from a liberal perspective comes to the exact same conclusions, albeit less politely, that Limbaugh does in this book. The section on the public education system is hardly a newsflash, and is a bit dry at times. One always laughs out loud and wonders how many of these "educated" people fail to see the blatant self refuting nature of policies that demand "you must be tolerant". These types of policies are outlined in this book in full detail. It is in the second section that he makes his best points in my opinion. For example, Annie Laurie Gaylor of Madison was part of a legal group trying to ensure that Mother Theresa was not depicted on public transportation bus passes (page 153). Apparently, Ms. Gaylor feels that Mother Theresa, who spent her whole life giving selflessly to the poor and oppressed, is not in line with Ms. Gaylor's view of feminism and is somehow offensive. But Ms. Gaylor, as astounding and abhorrent as her views are, is pretty typical of the liberal worldview which practices intolerance to an extreme seldom seen before. The book has countless examples. A few other gems are the actions of Miami-Dade County officials who disallowed all religious presentations on public grounds, except for all of those which are non-Christian in nature (page 160). A New Jersey public school bans "A Christmas Carol", Covington, Georgia is sued for labeling December 25th as Christmas on their calendar, and so it goes in case after case. What these situations represent is not so much "persecution" but simply illogical hypocrisy. This is a good book, and one that presents evidence that is supported by those within the Liberal left itself. I do disagree however with the author on whether this "persecution" is a bad thing. Christianity is not the symbols used to represent it, but a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and that is not open to attack. He demonstrates that atheists and liberals who are intent on destroying Christianity have made a fatal flaw of logic; they are awakening a sleeping giant. See the reaction of the people from Franklinton, Louisiana, to an absurd ACLU suit in their town. (Page 178) Limbaugh demonstrates that liberals use a marketing scheme of tolerance and equality to push an intolerant and unequal agenda, and that they are continually violating the principles they supposedly stand on. In addition, the book demonstrates time and again that tactics used by liberals to silence Christianity are in serious danger of violating basic free-speech rights of US citizens. This is very disturbing. Overall, a great book and some great insights, even if perhaps overstated a bit.
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Summary: read some science books instead, fools.
Review: the bible belongs in the fiction section. religion can't die out soon enough. stop brainwashing your children by sending them to church. that's what happened to you.
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Summary: A little clarification...
Review: To all of you who claim that the 1st Amendment claims that there must be a separation of church and state, let me quote the 1st Amendment itself: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," As a 15 year old, it clearly makes sense to me that the government may not establish a religion, or stop the free practice of any. What the leftists are claiming, is that the government must stay as far away from religion, particulary Christianity, and live a secular life. Even in school, we learn about Kwanzaa, but never a word about Christmas. That would seem to establish a religion other than Christianity. And now, with the yearing of politicians to abolish the Nativity Scene from public view, along with the disapperance of the Ten Commandments from public view, it would seem to stop the free practice of religion. And for you ACLU folk, that's also preventing free speech. I haven't read a page from this book yet, but I plan on doing so very shortly. I hope I cleared a few things up.
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Summary: Eye-opening
Review: I'm not a devoutly religious person, but was raised to believe in ideas that are disappearing from the public spectrum. Now that I have a son, I would like to have him raised in a society that allows freedom of religious expression. The "Separation of Church and State" is a cute catch-phrase that has been twisted in meaning to cripple our freedoms. It's intersting to read the very negative reviews on this book; another lighting rod issue. I'm quickly learning that tolerance is only a one-way street. If you keep an open mind, or are a fence-sitter, this book is an educational read.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: The author documents the persecution of Christians by the politically correct in America. No, our prisons aren't filling up with Christians being tortured and murdered for their beliefs. But when public school children have their Bibles thrown in the trash by anti-Christian teachers, that's persecution. When they're told they can't wear a simple cross or recite a prayer, that's persecution. It's Christmastime, but I haven't heard much caroling. Plenty of Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bells, but I have to go to a religious radio or television station to hear the words of The First Noel or Silent Night. When a religious song comes on at Starbucks, it's always an instrumental. Wouldn't want to offend those non-Christians with a Merry Christmas, so it's Happy Holidays just about everywhere. Political correctness is an anti-Christian movement of Communist origin. Persecution in America? You bet.
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