Our endangered values : America's moral crisis /
Jimmy Carter.
- New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, c2006.
- x, 212 pages ; 24 cm.
America's common beliefs, and strong differences My traditional Christian faith The rise of religious fundamentalism Growing conflicts among religious people No conflict between science and religion The entwining of church and state Sins of divorce and homosexuality Would Jesus approve abortions and the death penalty? Must women be subservient? Fundamentalism in government The distortion of American foreign policy Attacking terrorism, not human rights? Protecting our arsenals, but promoting proliferation Worshiping the Prince of Peace, or preemptive war? Where are the major threats to the environment? The world's greatest challenge in the new millennium Conclusion: What is a superpower?
Presents the author's view on a wide range of social, religious, and political topics, describing his own involvement in various debates about preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, abortion, homosexuality, the environment, and more, in relation to his Christian faith
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Social values--United States. Valores sociales--Estados Unidos Religious fundamentalism--United States. Fundamentalismo religioso --Estados Unidos Christianity and politics--United States. Cristianismo y política --Estados Unidos Church and state--United States. Iglesia y estado--Estados Unidos Church and social problems--United States. Iglesia y problemas sociales --Estados Unidos Human rights--Government policy--United States. Derechos humanos --Política gubernamental --Estados Unidos
United States--Politics and government--Moral and ethical aspects.--2001- United States--Foreign relations--Moral and ethical aspects.--2001- United States--Moral conditions.