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Summary: A wake-up call for all parents of school children
Review: In this well researched book, David Limbaugh offers comprehensive documentation of increasing anti-Christian bigotry in our society. He outlines specific cases that have occured in public schools, colleges, government, corporations and popular culture. In the interest of brevity, I will focus on his chapters concerning public schools.Mr. Limbaugh describes in detail incidents of discrimination against Christian students. While schools use "seperation of church and state" to defend their actions, keeping religion out of school is not really their policy. The author points to several cases where students were forced to engage in Islamic or pagan ceremonies, while anything remotely Christian was forbidden. "Diversity" is the reason given for such actions, making the reader wonder why diversity is never a two way street. Mr. Limbaugh cites no cases in which teachers encouraged non-Christian students to better understand and respect a belief other than their own. As one reads through the opening chapters it becomes apparent that a certain segment of our education establishment is seeking to impose a left-wing, secularist agenda on our society through our children. Parents will be justifiably alarmed, and want to become more aware of what is taking place in today's public schools. While much of what is related in this book is infurating or depressing, the author also offers encouragement. He describes many cases in which courts have overturned egregious efforts at religious discrimination, and mentions several public interest groups which will ably represent victims of anti-Christian discrimination free of charge.
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Summary: Christians are losing their power.... to equality
Review: As a Pagan and a devout believer in the seperation of Church and State, I picked up this book to see if there was any validation to righwing claims that seperating church and state harms Christianity. And while there are a handful of cases where political correctness has gotten a little out of hand, this book mainly documents the important strides that groups like AU have done to take the Christian bias out of America. To any group that has a disproportinate amount of power, any move toward equality is going to involve a loss of that power and to some is going to seem like discrimination. Almost none of the examples given harm the ability of individuals to practice their faith, but it does take away the preferential treatment Christians get on a daily basis from local, state, and federal governments. No one is going to deny that Christianity is losing it's power. But I think that is a truely great thing, and this books gives dozens of examples of people finally shrugging off this domination of daily lives by Christians. It's inspiring.
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Summary: Christians will Understand this Book
Review: As a moderate, former-Episcopalian, I cannot but arrive at the same thesis as Limbaugh, having experience with anti-Christian bigotry from both the inside and out. Most who will attack this book are without. FOR CHRISTIANS, this is a common sense recapitualtion of numerous and needless abuses perpetrated by those with a "different agenda." Those, including many clergy who enter the priesthood/pastorship with the express purpose of deconstructing and discrediting Christianity, who will attack this book, would do well to ask themselves, "What stake do I have in denying that there is anti-Christian agendae at work in American society?" Answer that question honestly, then re-read the book. I think from an objective viewpoint, anyone would find that Limbaugh presents empirical evidence (as opposed to mere opinion) that media forces do regularly attack organized Christianity. Now, one must then, if one is honestly engaged in intellectual pursuit, ask oneself, "Why?" Generally, the answer boils down to an agenda of resent. An all-too-familiar basis for persecution (witness the travails of jewry throughout the centuries). This is a worthwhile book, and I salute its publishers for seeing it for what it is. It will surely be a big seller, despite radical-left sophistry and venom.
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Summary: Paranoia on the loose
Review: David Limbaugh and the Randall Dunning, one of the Right's annointed reviewers, might both benefit from psychotropic medications to control paranoia. The book itself is a waste of good wood fiber.
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Summary: College-Level Writing
Review: This book is one of the most poorly written texts I have ever read. As a die-hard conservative, I agree with Limbaugh's points, but he doesn't say a single thing new. Instead, he gives quote after quote after quote of what others have already written, but his sources are absolutely horrible--all magazine and newspaper articles and recent books. When he does quote a credible source, it's only "as quoted" by another author like David Barton or David Noebel. Reading this book made me think of a paper I would write in college when I had a paper due the next day and nothing to say--I'd make an outline and just find a ton of quotes on the internet. Limbaugh quotes his own work, websites, and articles with only a title and name--no source, no date, etc. If you'd like to read a well-written book about the dangers of liberalism, read Robert Bork's "Slouching Towards Gomorrah, Hannity's new book, or even something from a liberal author who can write. If you are going to fill an entire book with nothing but quotes, at least make sure they're credible sources that show you've read more than cnn.com (a typical Limbaugh source). Please, Don't insult my intelligence or waste my money by using already weak sources any saying nothing of your own. I'm afraid that all the glowing reviews on this site are from conservatives who will give 5 stars to any conservative who wipes a piece of paper in the mud and then try to sell it. Content is one thing, quality is another--and it's severely lacking in Persecution.
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Summary: I Agree, Christians are waging war against liberals
Review: Limbaugh's brilliant "Persecution: How Christians Are Waging War Against Liberals" uncovers the lies and deceptions being perpetuated by the so-called "Christian Coalition" and the conservatives in order to further their radical right-wing agenda and mute all liberal opinion in this country. Limbaugh presents in painstaking detail all the corrupt practices of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, their minions and the Republican Party over the past decade. Limbaugh brilliantly chronicles the most recent dirty tricks of the extreme right wing of the Republican Party which have resulted in the impeachment of one of the most popularly elected Presidents in history over nothing more than a stained dress and something about a cigar, and in the highly questionable Republican "victory" of the last presidential election, as well as the many state and local elections around the country.
Again, I haven't read a single page in the book, but I did quickly glance at the book cover in the mall and caught the title of the book from the corner of my eye. It is a topic that has long been ignored by the mainstream media, and Limbaugh is to be applauded for courageously taking them on.
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Summary: Muddles Christianity with Constitutionality
Review: Although this is a well-written and sometimes entertaining book it excessively smacks of paranoia and the arguments are simple conjecture. Limbaugh fails to make a convincing case that Christians are treated any differently by government than any other religion and conveniently forgets that the First Amendment of the US Constitution expressly calls for the Separation of Church and State. This book confuses the defense of Christian liberties with our governments' requirement to extend that liberty to all similar groups and individuals. That's un-American as it gets, folks.
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Summary: Jesus Wept
Review: As A committed Christian I have a very hard time with Mr. Limbaugh's arguements. It is clear that in fact Christians wield the greater lion's share of power and privledge in our country. Although he is right in saying that there have been limitations they are, for the most part, fair an unbiased ones. If a community would like a Christian prayer said before thier public high school football then they should also be willing to have a rabbi, an imman, or any other religious leader offer alternative prayers. Our nation was founded on a separation of church and state. It is one of the essential tennents of our nation that we can all have FAIR treatment of our religion. I do not think that the arguements in this book call for fairness at all. As for those who scream that Jesus would never have been a liberal I remind then that he was the most radical free thinker of all time, his freinds were fishermen who were considered the filth of the earth at the time, tax collectors, and a prostitute. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle...
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Summary: Christ was, and would not, be a liberal
Review: Christ had no problem with the rich and powerful, just those who misused their power. If you didn't take verses out of context as you did you'd unterstand this.
And the GOP is in no way the party of the rich-Hollywood stars are liberals. The Communist Chinese give money to the Democrats. And the Republicans get more small donations (less than $1,000) than the Democrats, who get more large donations.
So put down your Michael Moore-sized joint and read a book not written by Al Franken. You might learn something.
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Summary: Limbaugh has no idea what persecution is
Review: There are countries in the world where Christians can be tortured, imprisoned and even executed for their beliefs. Here in America, while there is certainly a tension between government and that particular brand of fundamentalist Christians who fervently believe government should be in the business of helping them force their beliefs on everyone else, there is nothing resembling actual persecution. Even the so-called "persecution" that Limbaugh describes is relatively rare. Many of his examples omit important information that would change the impression he is trying to create. (For example, he describes Jaroy Carpenter as "a motivational speaker," and claims he was forbidden from speaking to a high school group simply because he is a Christian. What he doesn't tell you is that Carpenter is actually a fire-and-brimstone preacher who routinely uses such public speaking opportunities as proselytizing events.) While Limabugh may raise a good point and a valid issue here and there, for the most part this book is a hysterical exaggeration built on half-truths. Read about Christians in India, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia or Sudan if you want to know something about REAL persecution.
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