Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right
by Mel White
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Author: Mel WhiteEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2006-09-07
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Tarcher
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Book Review: Riveting Expos? but Unbalanced
Summary: 4 Stars
I was glued to Mel White's expos? of the inner sanctum of America's Christian Right. His writing is superb and his knowledge is expansive. However, his excessive discussion of fundamentalism's front against homosexuality make the book unbalanced. Moreover, it seems he sometimes exaggerates and states conjecture as fact in order to make his point. For example, he states that a chaplain (MeLinda Morton) at the center of a recent controversy at the Air Force Academy was the academy's "chief chaplain," when she was actually a junior chaplain there. He also states as fact that she was fired from her position, while the academy claims her position change was part of normal position rotations. Other likely occurances of hyperbole occur throughout the book. Still, even with my complaints, this book's unique depth and insight into fundamentalism's influence in American piety lead me to strongly recommend it.
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