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American Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom by Andrew L. Seidel
jodij's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book is really frustrating to read. There is so much in it to be frustrated over. We are watching democracy crumble right before our eyes. It feels hopeless. Please read this book!
jmgustaf's review
4.0
Seidel once again lays out a well-reasoned, well-supported, and convincing argument. While, I didn’t find this case to be as ‘airtight’ as his case in “The Founding Myth,” it is still as convincing as it is troubling. The only issue I had was some slight digressions into a genetic fallacy; the assumption that because a current organization was nefariously founded it must, therefore, still be nefarious. He does give evidence to support the continuing nefariousness of said organizations, but relies on an assumption of motives, which can’t be ‘known.’ This does not detract from the overall validity of his case. He still makes sound arguments and this book is a must read!
This book is a wake up call to everyone that we need to better understand the country and the Constitution. We need to exercise ALL our rights and ensure their continuity by acting in the best interest of everyone’s equal protection under the law. We can do this by writing our Congressman about adding Supreme Court Justice seats and voting with this in mind. There is a dark corner of American Conservatives where the proverbial wolves in sheep’s clothing are preying on the piously naive to push an agenda of supremacy; which is about as antithetical to our Constitution as you can get. It seems the conservative’s accusations towards liberals about activist judges, lobby interests, and government take over were really thinly veiled confessions and projections meant to keep the focus so as to pull off a Supreme Court heist!
This book is a wake up call to everyone that we need to better understand the country and the Constitution. We need to exercise ALL our rights and ensure their continuity by acting in the best interest of everyone’s equal protection under the law. We can do this by writing our Congressman about adding Supreme Court Justice seats and voting with this in mind. There is a dark corner of American Conservatives where the proverbial wolves in sheep’s clothing are preying on the piously naive to push an agenda of supremacy; which is about as antithetical to our Constitution as you can get. It seems the conservative’s accusations towards liberals about activist judges, lobby interests, and government take over were really thinly veiled confessions and projections meant to keep the focus so as to pull off a Supreme Court heist!
cook_memorial_public_library's review
5.0
A 2022 staff favorite recommended by Natalie. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Samerican%20crusade%20seidel__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
booksthatburn's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Slavery, Homophobia, Sexism, Incest, Transphobia, Racism, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Blood, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, War, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Trafficking, Islamophobia, and Torture
Minor: Lesbophobia
ntilley905's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse