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October 6, 2006
Piety & Politics
The Right-Wing Assault on
Religious Freedom
Read the latest book by one of our favorite authors, our own Rev. Barry W.
Lynn.
"Piety & Politics" is available at book stores, or save more than 30% off
the regular price when you order from Amazon.com.
What people are saying about "Piety & Politics:"
"The rise of the Religious Right as a political force has placed the
separation of church and state at grave risk. Perhaps never before in
American history has a liberty so important been so imperiled. 'Piety &
Politics' offers a compelling analysis of both the gravity of the danger
and the hypocrisy behind it that fanaticism is being practiced by the very
people whose faith counsels tolerance. The Reverend Barry Lynn is a
shining example of what it truly means to be an American of faith."
-- Kate Michelman, former president, NARAL Pro-Choice America
"'Piety & Politics' summons the silent among us to rise up and, with a firm
voice, support the constitutional separation of church and state. Barry
Lynn reminds us that our own one-of-a-kind founding document is a powerful
stiff arm against the tyranny of the righteous, the "called," who insist on
writing your child's biology textbooks, public funding of private schools,
placing Jesus on the wall of public buildings, condemning homosexuals,
disallowing choice in family planning, and working every day to reestablish
America as a nation of one faith, theirs."
-- Phil Donahue
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Pick up a copy of "Piety &
Politics" and discover again why we are all working so hard to safeguard
separation of church and state.
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ps: Tired of seeing Ann Coulter's name on the New York Times best
sellers list? Why not replace it with one of our own pick up a
copy of "Piety & Politics" by Rev. Barry W. Lynn. On sale now
at area book stores, or save more than 30% off the cover price when
you order from Amazon.com.
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the US and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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