Rights, Liberties, And Social Justice

by Sweeley, John W.

• ISBN13: 9781577332060
• ISBN10: 1577332067
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Blue Dolphin Pub

Summary

The Ethics and Politics of Science and Religion, Abortion, Intelligent Design, Women's Rights, and the Separation Between Church and State-- "I want to thank Father John Sweeley, Th.D., for his truthful book about the true intentions of the Radical Religious Right and its attempt to remake the United States of America into a theocracy in its own image. Father Sweeley's book supports freedom of individual conscience and freedom of worship. However, the goal of the Radical Religious Right to remake America into a theocracy undermines the right of all citizens to live in an America as created by the Founding Fathers with a wall of separation between Church and state. Denial of separation of Church and state betrays the very foundation of how this country was formed: under God, but with Liberty and Justice FOR ALL." Most Rev. Richard Alston Gundrey, Presiding Archbishop of the world-wide Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch "In his latest book, Fr. John W. Sweeley examines some of the most important moral and political issues of our time. He uses his considerable intellect and scholarship in history, theology and ethics to illuminate the origins of the American Experiment and describe the path that has inexorably lead to a State diametrically opposed to the ideals and warnings of the Founding Fathers. For anyone who loves freedom and democracy, for anyone concerned with the future of our children and the world, Rights, Liberties, and Social Justice must be an integral part of their 'survival kit.'" The Reverend Daniel P. Dangaran, D.Min., Dean, Sophia Divinity School "Fr. Sweeley's book is a must read for those of us dismayed at the entrenched politics of the Religious Right and their assault on the constitutional separation of church and state. As Fr. Sweeley writes, 'Today America is in crisis not unlike that of the former Soviet Union. It is not in crisis from the threat of an external nation but rather the threat posed by the Radical Religious right that has hijacked both what it means to be Christian in America and America itself.' "Relevant and provable historical facts are the foundation of Fr. Sweeley's scholarship, and he demonstrates an amazing grasp of scientific and religious history. He uses these timelines to show how language, and Christianity, have been co-opted by the Radical Religious right to disguise untruth. For example, in order to study the debate of Evolution vs. Intelligent Design, he tackles the history of the church through the emergence of Copernicus and science to the discoveries of Darwin. "As this book so amply illustrates, rather than becoming enmeshed in 'below the waist' morals as the Religious Right ask us to do, God asks us to offer love to one another. As Fr. Sweeley says, 'Can we accept less of ourselves?'" Janet Sunderland, Aux. Bishop of the Catholic Church of Antioch, Kansas City, Missouri

Author Biography

REV. MSGR. JOHN W. SWEELEY, TH.D., better known as Jack, is a priest in the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch. He is a member of the faculty of Sophia Divinity School and an adjunct faculty member of the Renaissance Institute of The College of Notre Dame of Maryland.Additionally, he is the pastor of the Internet ministry, St. James Catholic Community (www.catholicmassonline.com), which features a weekly Mass, Rosary, and pages on spirituality. Additionally, he has a social justice website, Social Justice Speaks (www.socialjusticespeaks.org), and a social justice listserv.Jack is the author of The Historical Jesus: Man, Myth or God. Other books he is working on include: The Role and Rights of Women in Islam: Safe Harbor or Storm Tossed Sea The Myth of the Natural Mother: Adoption, Relinquishment, and Closed Records as Punishment for Expression of Female Sexuality and Control of Women's Bodies Archbishop Herman A. Spruit and The Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch: Independent Catholicism for the Twenty-First Century The Gospel of Judas: Exoteric and Esoteric Exegesis Additionally, he has also been published in such varied journals as: The Bastard Quarterly and The Bastard Byline; The Journal for the Association for the Study of Perception; Touched by Adoption; Baltimore's Child, and Christ's Church Bulletin of Christ's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.Jack's academic credentials include a B.A. in social science from the University of Baltimore, an M.Ed. in counseling from Coppin State College, a C.A.S.E. in psycholinguistics from the Johns Hopkins University, an M.A. in theology from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Seminary, an M.Div. in theology from Sophia Divinity School, and a Th.D. in theology from Sophia Divinity School.