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Must Read for all! Fantastic research and well written, November 17, 2011
This review is from: The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before It Becomes Illegal! (Hardcover)
I came on tonight at 11PM just to write a product review for this wonderful book. In the first 40 pages, I am captivated. I was already very aware of the freedoms being lost in my beloved US of A but this book has much more detail than I had the time to research and find myself. It is SO well written and her conclusions are well supported. I found myself both angry for what is happening in our country but also glad that there are people courageous enough as Janet Folger to write a book like this. Her conclusions are so clearly supported and she writes so well as to anticipate the rebuttal and I found myself frequently laughing out loud and saying "EXACTLY!". Please don't give a single view to the propagandists' reviews that this book is terrible. Listen to me, I came on at 11PM leaving my wife to go to bed alone so I can tell you, of my own free will and without the promise of pay, that this book is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ. Why? Because most people, including myself, have busy lives and don't have the time to compile all the research Janet has done to write this book and when you sit down and read it your eyes will be opened to what lies ahead, if we don't speak up and do something about it while we still can. I agree with Janet wholeheartedly as well that the majority of Christians are standing down and not speaking up.
Those hateful reviews tearing this book down are by paid propagandists who seek to spread the false perception, just as Hitler and the Nazi regime, that no one apposes them, and if you do you will be crucified. Join the ranks... onward Christian soldiers!
Bravo for this wonderful work. Buy it now, before it is illegal.
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155 of 213 people found the following review helpful:
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Marshalling the troops, August 16, 2005
This review is from: The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before It Becomes Illegal! (Hardcover)
This book makes for scary reading. Even if it were only half true (which I do not think is the case), it would still be very scary reading. The sad truth of the book is that there is a war going on, and those who hold to faith and family values are subject to a relentless and focused attack.
Many of us have been aware of some of the moves to silence believers, to push activist agendas, to stifle freedom and to straightjacket the churches. But to see all this information concentrated in a book which can be read in one sitting makes for sobering reading.
And many of us have been aware of the persecution of believers in countries such as China, North Korea and Sudan. It seems harder to believe that active persecution and suppression of the faith is happening in the "Christian" West. But that is indeed the case.
In this book horror story after horror story is laid out, documenting the very real assaults on our freedoms and our faith. Consider but a few examples.
-Believers in Philadelphia faced felony charges and jail time for simply quoting from the Bible in public.
-Two Christians (one heavily pregnant) were ordered off a bus and had to walk home in the rain because the driver said their discussion of their faith might "offend" other passengers on the bus.
-A Canadian believer and print shop owner who declined to print homosexual material was found guilty of discrimination by the Ontario Human Rights Commission and fined $5000, which went to the homosexual group. He also now has to pay off a $170,000 legal fee.
-A group called American United for Separation of Church and State is sending people to churches to monitor sermons to see if there are any so-called church/state separation violations.
-In Quebec government officials removed a child from her Baptist family because "they might have unusual beliefs regarding child-rearing".
-In a California town $500,000 of public money was spent on constructing a statue to an Aztec god. The Aztecs of course were notorious for their countless child sacrifices. While this was held to be a "cultural symbol," the same council removed a nativity scene.
-A pro-homosexual ordinance in Madison Wisconsin resulted in this outrage: Two women advertised for a roommate. When they declined to take in a lesbian, they were forced by the Equal Opportunity Commission to attend "sensitivity training", pay the lesbian $1500, write a formal apology, and have their housing situation "monitored" for two years. One of the women said in tears that she felt like she was living in totalitarian China instead of democratic America.
Such examples can be multiplied at length. Every day new anti-faith outrages are taking place, and the obvious question to ask is: "How long before Christianity is outlawed altogether?"
As can be seen, some of these threats to religious freedom come by way of the homosexual activists. But there are plenty of other threats to those concerned about faith and family. Radical civil libertarian groups and pro-abortion activists also come to mind. And the author has certainly been involved with these groups before, especially in her many years as a tireless pro-life campaigner. Indeed, her first book, True to Life, describes her remarkable work on behalf of the unborn.
Her first book contained a number of examples of how creative and thoughtful activities can be implemented to work for a culture of life. That same concern for pro-active strategies and tactics is found here. Janet Folger does not just highlight the war we are in, but also offers practical help in how we can win these battles.
A threefold plan of attack is laid out: working together; moving from defense to offense; and controlling the debate. We cannot just sit by and respond in only a defensive position, but we must work together to preemptively and proactively tackle the issues. She ends her book by looking at how various successes already have been achieved, and how in this fight we must recognize the spiritual battle which is also taking place.
The job of any good prophet is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. And Janet Folger, in true prophetic fashion, manages to do both in this timely and important book. Those who have been involved in the culture wars will not find too much new material here. And some may question her concluding comments on the end times. But all should find a renewed hope and sense of calling to confront the many challenges we face. This vital wake-up call deserves a wide hearing.
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