false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175267546m/498661.jpg 498661 2 <B>The unholy alliances that have placed America in the hands of a messianic Christian elite.</B> <P>For four years, Americans have lived under an administration that holds twice-weekly Bible classes in the White House and daily prayer meetings at the Department of Justice. The Christian right is no stranger to Washington's corridors of power. But a combination of a born-again president, a burgeoning family-values movement, and the canny political strategies of Karl Rove has delivered unprecedented influence to today's Christian fundamentalists. <P>As Esther Kaplan shows in this fast-paced investigation, no condom fact sheet or obscure drug advisory panel is too small to escape the roving eyes of Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, or the many other political advocacy arms of the evangelical right. While organizations that promote family planning and sex education are the targets of relentless audits, church groups receive hundreds of millions in federal dollars for programs promoting sexual abstinence and marriage training, especially for the poor. Religious considerations even shape the government's foreign aid policies and its war on terror. And while much of the Christian right's influence could be quickly reversed with a change in administration, Bush's crusading makeover of the federal courts will undermine women's and gay rights &#151;and bolster a corporate agenda &#151;for decades to come. <P><UL> <LI> Under pressure from Christian fundamentalists, the National Park Service has approved the display and sale of a creationist book that claims the Grand Canyon was formed by the flood that launched Noah's ark. <LI> To sell his faith-based initiative to Christian conservatives, President Bush allowed religious groups receiving federal funds to legally refuse to hire Jews, gays, unmarried mothers, or anyone who fails to meet their moral code. <LI> The administration has collaborated with states it considers sponsors of terror, such as Libya and Iran, to forward an anti-abortion agenda at the UN. Meanwhile, doctors sent to restore social services in Iraq were vetted to make sure they were anti-abortion. </UL> 486800 30 10 2004 With God on Their Side: How Christian Fundamentalists Trampled Science, Policy, and Democracy in George W. Bush's White House total:23|5:4|4:11|3:8|2:0|1:0| 23 88 41 4 4 1 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Oct 29 07:45:51 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 07:46:11 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 13 14:41:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 14:41:00 -0700 2009 Not sure if I'll read it, I'm so continually furious anyway; But there still out there, and in various guises elsewhere, so will see. ]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 24 17:44:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 17:44:40 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 30 08:13:04 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 30 08:13:12 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 07:15:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:15:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 08:32:42 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:32:42 -0700 2009 0 0 true false Mon Oct 05 00:16:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 00:16:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 09:38:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:37:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 08:20:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:20:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 16:06:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 16:06:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 13 09:23:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:23:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 20:15:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:15:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 10:40:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:40:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 22 14:33:53 -0800 2009 Sun May 17 06:17:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Jan 11 16:54:35 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 16:55:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 22:51:27 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 22:51:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 12:38:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 12:38:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 30 14:46:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 14:46:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 22 11:40:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 11:40:42 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 20 13:03:41 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:03:41 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=498661