Our NonChristian Nation, Jay Wexler
Our NonChristian Nation, Jay Wexler
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Our Non-Christian Nation
How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public

Author: Jay Wexler

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/11/2019


Synopsis

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.

About Jay Wexler

A professor at Boston University School of Law, Jay Wexler is also a humorist, short story writer, and novelist. A one-time clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice, he has written for National Geographic, the Boston Globe, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Salon, and many other outlets. His books include When God Isn't Green and Holy Hullabaloos.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed

Good, detailed, yet not too long discussion of legal issues in the USA related to religion in public spaces.......more

Goodreads review by Yusuf

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!......more

Goodreads review by Steve

Quick read, important read. Each chapter documents recent cases of people fighting for their religious and/or non-religious rights in America, home of the Christian Nationalist "Taliban." Courthouse monuments, Jewish memorials, Atheist blessings, it's all here. If the religious right made news by disc......more

Goodreads review by Jarrett

Would have been a better book if it wasn't for the author's snarky editorializing.......more

Goodreads review by Stella

The author presents an excellent argument that, in light of various Supreme Court decisions allowing religious participation in the public arena, minority religions and atheists should take their place there, too. From Ten Commandment and Nativity scenes on public property, to prayers before public......more