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Fighting Words

A Toolkit for Combating the Religious Right

By Robin Morgan


Most Americans lack the tools for arguing with the religious right, especially when fundamentalist conservatives claim their positions originated with the framers of the Constitution. Until now...

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The Quotable Atheist

Ammunition for Nonbelievers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally Hell-Bound

By Jack Huberman


A treasure trove of quotes and aphorisms by philosophers, scientists, poets, writers, artists, entertainers, and political figures.

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The Hijacking of Jesus

How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate

By Dan Wakefield


Millions of devout Christians like Dan Wakefield are appalled by the religious right's distortion of their faith.

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Beam Me Up, Jesus

A Heathen's Guide to the Rapture

By Jim Gerard


From Nostradamus to the Watchtower, prophets and scribes have been getting the date of the Rapture wrong. But who can now deny that the portents of the Second Coming are finally here? The bad news is that the Rapture has come and you've been Left Behind.

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