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The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before It Becomes Illegal!
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Average Rating:  out of 28 Reviews
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $9.94
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Manufacturer: Multnomah Books
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EAN (European Article Number): 9781590524688
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Janet L. Folger
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Publisher: Multnomah Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 261.720973
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Publication Date: 2005-04-20
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: There is a war going on for the future of our country. Most people know that. What they may not know is that if Christians lose, the result won’t merely be enduring public policy we disagree with—it will be a prison sentence for those who oppose it. We’ve all seen the attack coming. First the Supreme Court said kids can’t pray in school. Then the Ten Commandments were ripped from the classrooms. Now pastors are being removed from their pulpits and put in jail for speaking out against homosexuality (Sweden). And things are only getting worse. How in the world did we get to this place? And why is it that Christians are singled out in this assault on morality? Serving as a wake-up call for America, this book will expose the truth that Christianity is being criminalized—and that we must stand up against it now .
BACK COVER
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“You Have the Right to Remain Silent…”
Which of the following actually happened in America ? A man is fired for displaying Bible verses in his work space. A judge orders a mother not to teach her daughter anything that could be considered “homophobic.” High school students are trained to roam the halls in search of verbal “offenses” to report to law enforcement officers. A pastor faces a prison sentence for reading from the Bible. All of the above.
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ANSWER:
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E) All of the above. Here’s where: A) Idaho , B) Colorado, C) West Virginia, and D) Pennsylvania .
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As a Christian in this country, you may be understandably reluctant to speak out on moral issues like abortion, homosexuality, or pornography. But while we have the right to remain silent, that’s not what God calls us to do.
Because if the world can silence the truth, it will silence the gospel.
Don’t believe it? Read this book.
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The Agenda to
Silence the Church
In The Criminalization of Christianity, Janet Folger presents a well documented and frightening road map of how Christianity is slowly becoming against the law in America . The movement to ban public prayer and to ban public displays of the Ten Commandments or of any other Christian symbols was only the beginning. She shows convincingly how the ultimate aim is to make Christianity against the law.
The Criminalization of Christianity explains where the threat is coming from and suggests what we as Christians can do to preserve our rights.
—William J. Murray, Chairman Religious Freedom Coalition
Son of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, plaintiff in a case to remove school prayer
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People in New York are fired from their jobs. Kids in California are suspended from school. Pastors in Sweden are sentenced to prison. Their crime involves nothing more than exercising their religious freedoms.
At first the attacks against Christianity were subtle. The Supreme Court ruled that children can’t pray in school. The Ten Commandments were removed from our classrooms and, later, our courtrooms. Now pastors are being imprisoned for speaking out against homosexuality from their own pulpits.
How in the world did we get to this place in a “free” and civilized society? And how far will it go?
While headlines reveal a gradual undermining of moral values in our society, the truth between those lines silently screams that our very freedom is at stake. Now this provocative book exposes the attack on values for what it is: a pointed war being waged against Christians and the faith they profess.
A frequent guest on such programs as 20/20, Hannity and Colmes, Hardball, and Inside Politics, conservative advocate Janet Folger uncovers the hidden anti-Christian agendas that are driving public policy, key court decisions, public school regulations, political correctness in the media, and modern-day censorship.
The question is, how will you respond? At a time when upholding traditional values has somehow become synonymous with “intolerance,” will you rise up and defend your religious freedoms —before it’s too late?
Story Behind the Book
In 1997, Janet Folger heard a speech by Bob Knight of the Family Research Council in which Knight said that the ultimate goal of the homosexual movement was the criminalization of Christianity. At the time, Janet considered his comment to be an overstatement. But then she watched, listened, and learned. Now pastors in Sweden are being thrown into prison for speaking against homosexuality from their own pulpits. Canadians are being fined tens of thousands of dollars for refusing to print materials they are morally opposed to. Can an intensified assault in the U.S. be far behind?
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: To Arms! Wake up, Christendom! |
Date: 2006-09-18 |
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Details: Thank God for people like Janet Folger, David Kupelian (Author of "The Marketing of Evil") and others, who use their pens as clarion calls to those of us who love God, our country and our right to religious freedom...FOR NOW!
We must either wake up and take action, or accept the fact that, by remaining silent, we assist those who pave the way straight to Hell using stones of Political Correctness. |
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Review Summary: Christians, wake up! |
Date: 2006-07-19 |
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Details: Wow! I had no idea how serious it is that we are losing religious freedoms left and right and are remaining silent. Janet Folger cites case upon case of instances when Christians were discriminated against and even forced to choose between ceasing to exist as a business or supporting the homosexual agenda.
Right now it's abortion and the homosexual agenda that are causing Chrisians to lose their freedoms. But if we don't stand up and fight, it won't be long before sharing the gospel or even owing a Bible might land us in jail.
I highly recommend this book for individuals but especially for churches and group studies. I think it would have been nice if the author had included group discussion questions for each chapter, but you can still use the book in a weekly Bible study, discussing a chapter per week and determining what your church or group is going to do to fight the criminalization of Christianity. A lot of research went into this book, and it reads well--not like a law textbook. Many thanks to the author for writing it!
J. Taylor Ludwig, author "It Was Never About Books"
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Review Summary: Read it, be aware |
Date: 2006-06-28 |
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Details: If you have any spec of Chrisitanity in you, this book is waiting for you. Maybe only a cursory view of the problem, but you gotta start somewhere..... |
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Review Summary: Heaven Help Us |
Date: 2006-05-13 |
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Details: As a Christian for over 42 years, I find this book both insulting to Christians and in violation of core Christian teachings. To begin with, Ms. Folger apparently thinks being a Christian is supposed to be easy and should go unchallenged by all others. The truth is that Christianity is at it's strongest when it IS "under attack" by those who disagree with our beliefs. That said, this book unfortunately cowers behind self-serving, hyperbolic misdirection instead of standing up with true evidence of Christianity being "criminalized."
The thread of untruth most broadly woven throughout the book is that when laws separate official government business -- courts, schools, the IRS, etc. -- from religion, it is trying to "criminalize" Christianity. The truth is that separation of church and state PROTECTS Christianity, and other religions, from abuses of power by politicians of another (or no) faith. This was put in place because America's founding fathers saw monarchs and dictators of their time kill, imprison, and steal property from those who did not follow the "official" religion. They also saw thousands killed in wars fought over which religion should be the official one of the state - something we still see today. So if we do away with laws now separating church and state, as Folger suggests, we would actually institute a greater threat to Christianity.
In fact, separation of church and state also strengthens our Christian organizations with many legal ADVANTAGES over secular organizations. Not only are our churches exempt from taxes, but we don't even have to file financial reports with the IRS about how collected moneys are spent, as any secular organization does -- even other non-profits. Federal law also helps us challenge local zoning ordinances that, if we were a secular organization, would restrict the ways we use land. Likewise, our schools, day care centers, and other church-owned businesses are not subject to as many state licensing requirements as others, by a long shot. If Ms. Folger is going to claim that the government is out to "criminalize" us, as a Christian she should also have the honesty and fairness to also show the many ways that the government supports us.
Ms. Folger also positions anything that doesn't promote her skewed approach to Christianity as a bitter attack on it, which is nonsense. Her examples of people being "barred" from practicing Christianity - like the people ordered off a bus for "discussing" their faith and potentially offending other riders - are incomplete and told out of context. In that case, for example, the people kicked off were especially belicose in their "discussion," and didn't just offend other riders, but reportedly made two of them fear they were about to be attacked. I'm sorry, but I see being rude and potentially threatening as particularly un-Christian. And when Ms. Folger twists such facts to support her thesis, and she does this repeatedly, she overtly violates the 9th Commandment.
Furthermore, the fact is that there are still more Christians in the world -- and FAR more in the U.S. -- than any other religion. In addition, the amount of Christian programming on cable TV has almost tripled in the past six years, sales of Christian pop music has grown 300% since 1998, the number of Christian colleges and universities in the U.S. is up 22% since 2000, and The Bible continues to be the #1 selling book in the world.
So, if Christianity is, indeed, under attack, as polemics like Ms. Folger would have us believe for the sake of selling her book, it appears to be the healthiest thing for us Christians. |
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Review Summary: Equipping the Saints |
Date: 2006-03-06 |
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Details: What I found most interesting was reading the reviews of those opposed, then reading this book. Those opposed have done just as Folger revealed, resorting to "name calling" and "character assult" in an apparent effort to discredit both her, and her fine work.
Additionally, you will note if you read the reviews, this issue leaves no wiggle room. There are those totally opposed, and those totally for (deceived). The line in the sand has been clearly drawn!
Church, arm yourself with the facts so clearly presented by Fowler. Buy 2 or 3 and give then to your Pastor. Thanks Janet for standing tall for the King! |
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