Attack of the Theocrats! - Sean Faircloth

Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About It by Sean Faircloth



The Attack of the Theocrats, describes many unjust religiously biased laws in America today, exposing many Members of Congress who support theocratic ideas, then offers A Ten Point Vision of a Secular America, including a specific strategic plan to acheive that vision.

At no time in American history has the United States had such a high percentage of theocratic members of Congress-those who expressly endorse religious bias in law. Just as ominously, at no other time have religious fundamentalists effectively had veto power over one of the country's two major political parties. As Sean Faircloth argues, this has led to the crumbling of the country's most cherished founding principle-the wall separating church and state-and presages yet even more crumbling. Faircloth, a former politician and current executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, moves beyond the symbolism to explore the many ways federal and state legal codes privilege religion in law. He goes on to demonstrate how religious bias in law harms all Americans-financially, militarily, physically, socially, and educationally. Sounding a much-needed alarm for all who care about the future direction of the country, Faircloth offers an inspiring vision for returning America to its secular roots

Product Details
Paperback: 165 pages
Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing (October 15, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0984493255
ISBN-13: 978-0984493258

Reviews

"Faircloth makes such a compelling case." - Bill Nye The Science Guy

"Faircloth is doing such important work." - Mythbusters Co-Host and Executive Producer, Adam Savage

"This book...offers a bold plan." - James Randi

"An inspiring and invigorating vision." - Richard Dawkins

About the Author - Sean Faircloth
Sean Faircloth formerly served for a decade in the Maine State Legislature. Successfully spearheading over thirty pieces of legislation, he was elected Majority Whip by his colleagues in his last term. Richard Dawkins is widely considered to be one of the world's most prominent scientists. He is the author of a number of best-selling books, including The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth.

Biography

Sean Faircloth served five terms in the Maine Legislature on both the judiciary and appropriations committees. In his last term, he was elected Majority Whip by his caucus colleagues. Faircloth had the idea for the Maine Discovery Museum and led the four-year project from conception to completion in 2001. Of the twenty-five children's museums in New England, the Maine Discovery Museum was then the second-largest children's museum outside Boston.

An accomplished legislator, Faircloth successfully spearheaded over thirty laws, including the so-called deadbeat-dad child-support law that saved Maine taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and became a model for federal law. Faircloth had numerous legislative successes in children's issues and justice-system reform.

Faircloth has spoken around the United States about the Constitution, secularism and law, children's policy, obesity policy, and sex-crime law. Faircloth chaired a commission on sex-crime-law reform that led to substantive improvement in that area of law. He chaired a commission on early childhood, as well as a commission regarding the citizen-initiative process.

Faircloth graduated from the University of Notre Dame and has a law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Faircloth served as a state assistant attorney general and as a lobbyist for the Maine State Bar Association. In 2009 Faircloth became executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, advocating for separation of church and state and for greater acceptance of nontheistic viewpoints in American life.

As executive director of Secular Coalition for America, Faircloth conceived of, drafted, and orchestrated the Secular Decade plan, and has worked with secular americans nationwide to continually improve this plan, which offers a specific strategy for returning America to its secular roots.

In 2011 Faircloth become Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation in the United States.