Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean that their attempts are not me Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean that their attempts are not met with suspicion or outright hostility. In Our Non-Christian Nation, Jay Wexler travels the country to engage the non-Christians who have called on us to maintain our ideals of inclusivity and diversity. With his characteristic sympathy and humor, he introduces us to the Summum and their Seven Aphorisms, a Wiccan priestess who would deck her City Hall with a pagan holiday wreath, and other determined champions of free religious expression. As Wexler reminds us, anyone who cares about pluralism, equality, and fairness should support a public square filled with a variety of religious and nonreligious voices. The stakes are nothing short of long-term social peace.
Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life
Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean that their attempts are not me Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean that their attempts are not met with suspicion or outright hostility. In Our Non-Christian Nation, Jay Wexler travels the country to engage the non-Christians who have called on us to maintain our ideals of inclusivity and diversity. With his characteristic sympathy and humor, he introduces us to the Summum and their Seven Aphorisms, a Wiccan priestess who would deck her City Hall with a pagan holiday wreath, and other determined champions of free religious expression. As Wexler reminds us, anyone who cares about pluralism, equality, and fairness should support a public square filled with a variety of religious and nonreligious voices. The stakes are nothing short of long-term social peace.
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Ed Erwin –
Good, detailed, yet not too long discussion of legal issues in the USA related to religion in public spaces.
Yusuf Nasrullah –
Excellent content on the need for all minority faiths and persuasions to come to the forefront and resist the encroachment of Christian Orthodoxy in the USA - well-reasoned and nicely detailed with actual case histories and anecdotes!
Silas –
This is a great look at civic engagement by non-Christians in an America where religion is being brought into government, mostly from the efforts of Evangelical Christians. Of course, this opens the door to other groups, and this book highlights their efforts. There is some attention given by the author as to whether it is better to have so many different groups participating or to have a purely secular public square, but since the door is already open, he argues, it is better to have a multitud This is a great look at civic engagement by non-Christians in an America where religion is being brought into government, mostly from the efforts of Evangelical Christians. Of course, this opens the door to other groups, and this book highlights their efforts. There is some attention given by the author as to whether it is better to have so many different groups participating or to have a purely secular public square, but since the door is already open, he argues, it is better to have a multitude of voices, rather than a purely Christian one, and he points out that non-Christian participation often results in shutting down religious participation entirely. He covers a number of groups, from the efforts to get pentacles on veterans' headstones by Wiccans to Islamic charter schools to Satanic monuments to Hindu invocations at governent meetings, as well as efforts to be included by atheists and humanists. All of the groups are treated with respect here, even though the author is an atheist. I was familiar with a few of these efforts, and they are covered well, if briefly, and I assume the others I was less familiar with were given similar treatment. This book does a good job pointing out ways in which people have become involved, and the somewhat conflicting legal decisions that have come from that involvement and the resulting backlash. It was worth reading.
Pete Apple –
Finished this excellent book this morning. We are not quite at the point yet where our Christian majority is completely comfortable with the fact that we are indeed a nation of "many creeds". It doesn't just deal with non-believers, but also the various non-majority religions such as Muslims, Hindus, Wiccans, etc. and how they are striving for "equal membership" in the various forums and funding that federal/state/local governments provide. My personal favorite is the fight for adding pagan and Finished this excellent book this morning. We are not quite at the point yet where our Christian majority is completely comfortable with the fact that we are indeed a nation of "many creeds". It doesn't just deal with non-believers, but also the various non-majority religions such as Muslims, Hindus, Wiccans, etc. and how they are striving for "equal membership" in the various forums and funding that federal/state/local governments provide. My personal favorite is the fight for adding pagan and other symbols as options at Arlington Cemetery. Highly recommended.
Greg Soden –
Loved this book. Who is America’s public space for?
Mannie Liscum –
Review coming...
Jarrett Neal –
Would have been a better book if it wasn't for the author's snarky editorializing. Would have been a better book if it wasn't for the author's snarky editorializing.
D Friedman –
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MGLVNA –
Wexler falls into the documentarian's trap of talking about himself just a little too much, but otherwise a fascinating read on the Establishment Clause's implications for religious pluralism. Wexler falls into the documentarian's trap of talking about himself just a little too much, but otherwise a fascinating read on the Establishment Clause's implications for religious pluralism.
Allison –
Interesting look at the ways in which minority religions and the non-religious can and should participate in US public life, but a bit repetitive at times for my taste. 3.5/5
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