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Summary: An outstanding and well-reasoned book
Review: I purchased this book on a whim and I have to admit I did not even read what it was about. Thinking it was a treatise on the war against terror, imagine my surprise when I learned that Rabbi Lapin was addressing the cultural war that America is engaged in. Consequently, it sat in my computer on MP3 format unlistened to for several months. It is an outstanding and well-reasoned book. Rabbi Lapin makes his points without belittling his opponents. His basic thesis is simple: The liberal left is out to de-Christianize the United States by removing any semblance of religion from the public life. Lapin argues that it is the belief in God and a strong moral sense of right and wrong that made this country great. Imagine my surprise when he argued that America was founded as a Christian nation. No, one does not have to believe in Christ to be a citizen, but that the traditional moral beliefs as stated in both the Old and New Testaments provide the moral foundation of right and wrong. In this war, conservative Jews, evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics have much more in common that binds them together than differences that separate them. Rather than fearing conservative evangelicals, conservative Jews ought to see them as allies and friends. I have long argued with my Jewish friends that their real enemies are not conservative Christians, but liberal secularist. If there is going to be persecution of American Jews, it will not come from the religious right but liberal left. For instance, it is the conservative Christians who support Israel, whereas secular leftists have more sympathetic toward Moslem extremist in the name of cultural diversity. His analysis of why Jews are so liberal was both insightful and fascinating. I have always wondered why American Jews have this propensity for liberalism, especially in light of the lefts sympathetic leanings toward Islamic extremists. I will take one issue with Rabbi Lapin. When one speaks of a cultural war, the object of war is to kill and defeat your enemy. When we come to the realm of ideas, I prefer to persuade people to my beliefs than to make war on them.
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Summary: This was a great Conservative Book!
Review: The book, America's Real War, was a good outlook for our nation. The author, Daniel Lapin, had many strong views religiously on how our nation is and how it should be. In many instances, he directly stated that in a tug of war of our nation being a secular or religious one, that it was a religious one. He also said that our nation has derived from Judeo-Christian values and that our nation needs them to continue without many problems. I agree with him completely. Another aspect that Lapin touches on is how people deal with issues in our nation. Liberals, which he points out seems to be on one end of the rope, seem to go for choice laws, such as abortion. However, most Christians go along with the bible in its statement that we are using these bodies and that we shall not "defile the temple". Thus, many Christians seem to be strongly conservative. Throughout the book, Daniel Lapin clearly states what issues that America has, how it relates to daily life, and what his opinions are about them. He often lets you know several times over that what he says is clearly just his opinion, but that his opinion matters and should not be taken lightly. I completely agree with everything that Lapin said and opinionated. He seems to be a very intelligent person and would seem to make a great rabbi. I would refer this book to anyone who is looking to catch on some of the problems of our country, wants to practice opinionating, or just for a bit of reading material. The issues that Lapin brings out are compelling and makes you just want to keep on reading.
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Summary: The Answer to America's Problems
Review: This book gives the answer to America's economic and social problems -- less government spending and more moral enforcement. Unfortunately, it may be too late already since we all seem to think of those unfortunate folks who are trapped in the welfare system as being "entitled" to welfare. After 70 some years of welfare and social security and "silver platter" treatment, I don't think this country could possibly retreat from that -- although it might still be possible to "wean" people off welfare. But that would mean a works program run by the government -- a WPA type welfare as FDR had initiated in the 1930s. Immoral displays of indecency should NEVER be accepted by the government as free speech.
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Summary: Not very good.
Review: I bought this book hoping to read an insightful treatise on the Culture War. What I got was a book mostly devoid of logic. While it's easy to scapegoat all of america's problems on Homosexuals and Liberals, it does nothing to alleviate those problems.
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