The Criminalization of Christianity

I highly recommend this for anyone who loves the U.S., and wants to see her prosper. This book is a clear warning against the dark days that loom.

One of the best books I have read, it cogently examines and documents the incremental criminalization of Christianity, and offers a proactive Biblical response, a must read!

Immediatley the reader is struck with the straight foward manner the facts are presented. It is one thing to think the things presented in this treatise, it is quite another to back them up with research and hands-on experience. I tire of hyperbole and twisted tales design to postulate a personal agenda. That is why I read Criminalization of Christianity. It did not resort to manipulation of emotions to sell books. It did not lash out at any undeserving faction. It did not resort to bigotry or hatred. Instead the book lays out stunning reality that should make us stand up and shout it out - I have had enough! Thanks to a courageous Janet Folger we can join together and fight the good fight.

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

I found this to be a very inspiring book. I'm not one to usually get involved with any cause aside from maybe making a donation to an organization I believe in, from time to time. However, this book really opened my eyes to some terrible truths and has really inspired me to become more closely involved with some of these causes. Folger, who is primarily known for her right-to-life involvement for many years, spends a majority of the first portion of the book showing real-life (and very well documented and annotated) examples of how Christians are repeatedly singled out and discriminated against. She illustrates how the crowd who largely and loudly preaches "tolerance" as be-all and end-all are the ones who are violently, unabashedly, and hatefully intolerant of Christians. Stories ranging from the common, such as gay and lesbian organizations being granted meeting space in public buildings, but denying Christian groups the same, to the outright disturbing accounts of gay activists storming churches, urinating and defecating on the carpet during a worship service abound in this book. It illustrates the extent to which Christianity is under attack, and that it's only the beginning. She reveals the tactics of various anti-Christian groups and gives plenty of examples of how those tactics have come to fruition. These tactics generally are designed to inflict as much damage on Christian morals and values while making Christians look like the bad guys. She also points out how anti-Christian groups are systematically using court cases and lawsuits to set legal precedent. Knowing full well that if legislation were put to a vote, either by referendum or as a bill in Congress, it would fail, these groups use members the judicial branch that repeatedly overstep their Constitutional bounds and, in essence, create law from the bench. Folger sees the increasing amount of activist judges who repeatedly abuse their power as the single greatest threat to our country. She also points out that Congress has the power to do something about it (a part of the book I found VERY interesting and which made me realize that I need to go back and re-read the Constitution). Folger does a great job of summing everything up in the end. She presents the Gospel in clear and plain language. She calls everyone to action. The only criticism I can make of this book is that she plugs her Faith2Action organization several times expounding on the wealth of information and resources that supposedly exist on the website. While there are links to great news stories there, I cannot find half of the information she claims to be there in her book. It is possible, however, that a paid subscription is necessary to access this apparently missing information which is a step I have yet to take. I'm not really sure what book some of the previous reviewers were reading (my guess is they haven't read the book at all and are just throwing bombs). I also would love for "Ashley Wood"