Explore the influence of religion on the privacy rights of U. S. citizens in this controversial new book

Here is a compelling and controversial new book that explores the enormous political influence that some religious groups currently wield. God s Country focuses particularly on the issue of personal privacy rights and the strategies and rhetoric these religious groups are using to diminish those rights among select segments of society. Author Sandy Rapp, a grassroots activist, shares her experiences in one-on-one debates with religious fundamentalists who have been on opposite...

Rapp traces the patriarchal premises which underlie the fundamentalist assault upon privacy rights in order to unify the lesbian/gay male/feminist arena with an interdisciplinary overview of sexual politics in historical, psychological, and religious perspectives. Paper edition (0-918393-94-9), $14.