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American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom

American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom

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  • Author：Andrew L. Seidel
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Summary

Is a fight against equality and for privilege a fight for religious supremacy？ A constitutional attorney dives into the debate on religious liberty， the modern attempt to weaponize religious freedom， and the Supreme Court's role in that “crusade。”
Critically acclaimed author and constitutional attorney Andrew L。 Seidel looks at some of the key Supreme Court cases of the last thirty years—including Masterpiece Cakeshop v。 Colorado Civil Rights Commission （a bakery can deny making a wedding cake for a gay couple）， Trump v。 Hawaii （the anti-Muslim travel ban case）， American Legion v。 American Humanist Association （related to a group maintaining a 40-foot Christian cross on government-owned land）， and Tandon v。 Newsom （a Santa Clara Bible group exempted from Covid health restrictions）—and how a hallowed legal protection， freedom of religion， has been turned into a tool to advance privilege and impose religion on others。 The book will include a foreword by noted constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky。

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Reviews

Tyler Gresh ，

I can already tell you this will be another amazing book if it's anything like The Founding Myth。 Well researched and incredibly well written。 Can't wait for my personalized copy to arrive so I can dive into this one！ I can already tell you this will be another amazing book if it's anything like The Founding Myth。 Well researched and incredibly well written。 Can't wait for my personalized copy to arrive so I can dive into this one！ 。。。more

Matt ，

This is in my want to read list I loved Andrews book The Founding Myth， this is sure to be a great read

Rich Jagoddamnzinski ，

After reading the founding Myth， and following along with what is going on。 Having this pre ordered， I already know this will be excellent and something everyone who cares about democracy should read。

Boats Brock ，

As always Andrew constructs a reasoned and factual case demonstrating the damage being done to our country's foundational principles by the Christian nationalist movement。 Unfortunately， those most in need of hearing the message won't receive it， instead opting to leave 1-star reviews without having actually read the book。 As always Andrew constructs a reasoned and factual case demonstrating the damage being done to our country's foundational principles by the Christian nationalist movement。 Unfortunately， those most in need of hearing the message won't receive it， instead opting to leave 1-star reviews without having actually read the book。 。。。more

B Glenn ，

Finally， some one passionately and logically calls out the extremists！ I so appreciate the author’s ability to provide factual information versus just spouting emotional opinion。 Read this and then celebrate your ability to have potentially polarizing conversations and stay calm and informed while doing it。

Melissa ，

I received this book from NetGalley to read and review。Timely and informative， I loved reading it。 Ends right before the fall of Roe。 Every liberal should read this。 As this is an ARC copy there were errors。 Also， I think the notes should have been at the bottom of the page rather than at the end。 Recommended reading。

J Earl ，

American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom by Andrew L Seidel is a clear and concise analysis of the ways that the extreme religious right wing has twisted the Constitution in order to maintain their undeserved entitlements， privileges， and （faux）supremacy。While it would be wonderful if everyone read this with an open mind， those who know quite well that what they are doing is un-American will just pretend that they are doing what is "right。" It would be great if th American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom by Andrew L Seidel is a clear and concise analysis of the ways that the extreme religious right wing has twisted the Constitution in order to maintain their undeserved entitlements， privileges， and （faux）supremacy。While it would be wonderful if everyone read this with an open mind， those who know quite well that what they are doing is un-American will just pretend that they are doing what is "right。" It would be great if those who have been supporting the right without fully realizing what has been happening （part of being privileged is being blind to what is happening to others while you exercise your entitlements） read this and had to actually make the decision to either stop the un-American activity or admit they are， indeed， anti-democracy and pro religious persecution of every religious belief other than their own。 For those of us aware of the evil these people represent， this book makes explicit the areas where rule of law has been either ignored or completely flipped in order to serve the crusade for an anti-humanity pro-（right kind of）Christian regime。While one of the things this book does is offer us specific talking points for debating those who are actually open to discussion， the bigger thing， for me， is as a call to action before it is too late。 We must stop the twisting of our system and mend the holes that have always needed mending and have now been used to shred our democracy and the rule of law。 If we can't make those changes internally， then， by any means necessary， we must stop each and every one of these people from doing more damage。 They are a minority， but they also control， or are controlled by， the most money。 So we MUST do whatever it takes to make sure they are stopped， permanently， without recourse to any more of their hate filled faux Christianity。Highly recommended for those who support democracy and rule of law。 Also recommended for those on the religious right， but be aware， there are big words in here that will likely confuse you。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more

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