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Author Press, Bill, 1940-

Title How the Republicans stole Christmas : the Republican Party's declared monopoly on religion and what Democrats can do to take it back / Bill Press.

Imprint New York : Doubleday, 2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection Harmon  322.1 P926h 2005    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition 1st ed.
Description 276 pages ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273).
Contents Separation of church and state -- Killing in the name of Jesus -- The death penalty -- Abortion and stem cell research -- Gays and lesbians are God's children, too -- God in the classroom -- Cashing in on God's love -- Conclusion: reclaiming the moral high ground -- Coda: faith comes to life.
Summary A critique of the relationship between conservative Republicans and the religious right calls for liberals and Democrats to restore the basic principles of social justice, tolerance, and charity championed by Jesus in the gospels.
Subject Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Religious right -- History.
Christianity and politics -- Protestant churches -- History -- 20th century.
Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century.
Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Democratic Party (U.S.)
United States -- Church history -- 20th century.
Democratic Party (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00532710
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) (OCoLC)fst00544975
Christianity and politics -- Protestant churches. (OCoLC)fst00859741
Conservatism. (OCoLC)fst00875582
Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00875598
Evangelicalism. (OCoLC)fst00917002
Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
Religious right. (OCoLC)fst01094311
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Church history. (OCoLC)fst01411629
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0385516053 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780385516051 (hc ; alk. paper)

 
    
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