by Ann Coulter
First published 2006
Ann Coulter presents her case that liberalism functions as America's state religion while traditional faiths face legal prohibition. She maps out what she calls the Church of Liberalism, identifying its sacred rituals like abortion, its scripture in Roe v. Wade, and its martyrs ranging from Soviet spy Alger Hiss to cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. Coulter designates public school teachers as this religion's clergy, operating in government schools where prayer is banned but condoms are distributed freely. She challenges the liberal devotion to Darwinian evolution, claiming it represents bogus science with gaps that constitute the entire theory. Coulter argues that after 150 years of fossil record investigation, evolution's supporters have failed to prove their claims, pointing to exposed hoaxes from Piltdown Man to England's peppered moths. She contends that liberal commitment to Darwinism stems not from scientific validity but from its rejection of God as a guiding force.
Genres: christian, political-science, atheism, religion, non-fiction, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: polemic
544 pages · Hardcover · Random House Large Print