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Summary: The agenda of fear - No stars for the authors
Review: What the authors of this book have done yet once again in the annals of wasted time in bothering to write this kind of mindless diatribe is to subvert the message of love and peace of Christ with fear and hostility. Once again religious exetremism and self-righteousness is passed off as truth. The agenda that people need to fear the most is that of the self-righteous hypocrites who "draw near to me with their mouths yet their hearts are far away". Beware of anyone preaching condemnation and remember that as you judge so will you be judged. The religous right has found the perfect scapegoat in homosexuality, a minority that is not now nor ever has been a threat to either church or the state. My advice is any book that does not reflect unconditional, unmerited grace, is written by "false prohpets coming to you in sheep's clothing and inwardly they are ravening wolves". Those who use religion as the pulpit for hate and fear have perverted the gospel. Read at your own risk.
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Summary: Gay threat to freedom
Review: Given that one group's civil rights can generally only be attained at the expense of another's, I can only feel a certain affinity with the sentiments of this book. Like many people, I am continually affronted by those leading an openly gay lifestyle, and I feel this to be an infringement of my rights. I feel marginalised, like my own rights are in competition with other groups around me. Gay homosexuals have dominated the discourse for far too long, and it's good to see their previously unassailable position of power and social acceptance finally challenged, even if it is challenged from such an underfunded, underdog position as "Christianity". My right to be morose and melancholy has been openly mocked for too long by the unrelenting merriment around me. It's good to see someone fighting back. I can't bring myself to give this book more than 2 stars, however, because of the disturbing depiction of gaiety on the cover.
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Summary: A Picture of the Religious Right Agenda
Review: This book is the typical diatribe which would deny civil rights to several million, in a country whose constitution provides for religious freedom and which, from the Declaration of Independence on, seeks (or supposedly seeks) to provide equal rights for all. While attempting to impose their own religious and value system on the nation as a whole, the authors continue to press their beliefs and values on everyone else. It is sad that they would deny civil (not religious, civil) rights to any group because they do not fit their viewpoint. At this time, if the religious right wishes to call homosexuality a choice (which it is not), and deny civil rights protections for that "choice", ethically they must also work vigorously to remove civil rights protections based upon marital status--also a "choice"!
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Summary: An Agenda -- But Not A Homosexual One
Review: Predictably, those who oppose or fear gay and lesbian people enthusiastically embrace a book like The Homosexual Agenda, and those supporting equal rights for gays and lesbians will denounce it. But whatever one feels about gay and lesbian issues, an objective reading of the book makes one thing clear: authors Sears and Osten do showcase an agenda ... but it is not a homosexual one. Rather than present a logical case supported by clearly documented evidence, the authors of The Homosexual Agenda employ the following devices: 1) Framing. Persuasion presents facts in hope of shaping opinion, but framing manipulates audiences through subtle use of language. Again and again, the authors of The Homosexual Agenda resort to framing: - Books, movies, television shows, and even schoolbooks are never said to 'refer to' or 'address' homosexuality; instead, they are consistently described as 'promoting' it. As a result, any reference to gays or lesbians is framed as part of a massive conspiracy to 'promote' homosexuality. - Throughout the book, the authors avoid referring to anyone as simply being homosexual; instead, gay and lesbian people are consistently represented as 'entrapped' or 'ensnared' in 'homosexual behavior.' By repeatedly employing the vocabulary of slavery and bondage, the authors frame gay and lesbian people as victims in need of rescue, and, by extention, position themselves as heroes on a mission of rescue and emancipation. 2) Omission. The introduction of the book features the story of alleged ex-homosexual John Paulk, positioning him as 'one of the most courageous individuals' who has 'overcome homosexual behavior' (pp. 2 and 3). After an ad campaign positioned him as the public face of the ex-gay movement, Paulk was photographed drinking and conversing with other patrons of a Washington, D.C. gay bar. Conveniently, the authors' version of Paul's story neglects to mention this incident or Paulk's subsequent removal from the board of Exodus International, an ex-gay ministry. Further, while the authors confess they 'personally know only a few ex-homosexuals,' they go on to say they 'know there are thousands of ... [ex-gays] throughout America.' If this is the case, one would expect the authors to provide clear, well-documented, and independently-verified evidence of the success of so-called 'conversion therapy.' Unfortunately, the authors do not offer any such evidence, nor do they inform readers that leaders of the three most prominent ex-gay ministries (Exodus International, Homosexuals Anonymous, and Desert Stream) have been sued or expelled for engaging in sexual activity with those they are professing to cure. 3) Generalization. The hallmark of bigotry, generalizations are blanket statements associating certain traits with every member of a group, as in, 'All African-Americans love watermelon' or 'All Jews are good with money.' Throughout the book, the authors generalize all gay people as aggressive political extremists living a lifestyle rooted in 'despair, disease and early death' (p. 3). The authors repeatedly cite extreme cases, positioning them as typical, as a means of associating all gay and lesbian people with fringe sexual practices (p. 19 and 64), pedophilia (p. 66) and even the Nazis (p.26). Another passage generalizes lesbians, describing a young woman whose 'sweet face had been hardened, and '[whose] kind manner was nothing more than a memory' because she 'was trapped in a lesbian lifestyle' (p. 73). And of course, by titling their book The Homosexual Agenda, the authors not only assert the existence of such an agenda, but also imply all homosexual people share it. 4) Projection. Projection identifies in others actions and attitudes we deny in ourselves. For example, the authors position a list of events they claim are steps toward 'the moral demise of a culture:' the establishment of community awareness, organization for empowerment, strategic mobilization, and efforts toward legitimization (p. 14). These may accurately be described as stages of political activity ... but are they indeed stages of moral decline? If so, the authors are contributing to it: in this book, they call on fundamentalist Christians to establish their own community awareness, political organization, and strategic mobilization. 5) Contradiction. Early in the book, the authors claim gays and lesbians are an extremely small minority ... no more than '1 to 2 percent' of the population (p. 17). Later, however, they assert homosexuals control the media, the entertainment industry, the public schools, the nation's colleges and universities, and corporate America. How can homosexuals be both virtually non-existent and omnipresent? Throughout the book, authors Sears and Osten repeatedly characterize themselves as loving, sincere, respectful, and compassionate. Whatever their demeanor, the methods they employ as authors do not inspire confidence in their arguments. By pandering to their readers' worst fears and greatest insecurities, they have written a book that reflects (and occasionally even borrows from) the last century's worst examples of racist propaganda. The Homosexual Agenda will be eagerly embraced by extremists who already share Sears and Osten's conclusions. More careful readers, however, will identify this book for what it is: a manipulative attempt to polarize conservatives by fanning the flames of hatred, prejudice, and fear.
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Summary: A Wake-Up Call to Society
Review: As I read through this book, it became very clear to me what the homosexual Agenda was and how it is threatening our religious freedoms. This book provides valuable insight on how today's society is changing accordingly with the Homosexual Agenda. Many of America's traditional values are being lost, due to the overwelming exceptance of homosexual behavior and the future goals of homosexual activists. The Homosexual Agenda is a must read for anyone who intends to keep traditional religious teachings on sexuality and marriage sacred.
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Summary: a grateful dad
Review: This book is well-documented with 15 pages of footnotes in 8-point type. Don't believe those one-star reviews that say this is just paranoid delusion. Notice also that the one-star reviews NEVER address the facts raised in this book; they just resort to calling names, a sure sign they have no real argument. Sears and Osten are to be commended for the courage to write this book.
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Summary: Delusional, paranoic drivel
Review: These guys are nut-bags. Their fear of homosexuality grows into increasing paranoic and maniacal discourse, spiraling downward into pure madness from the very beginning. The more you read, the more you realize that these beliefs are highly delusional, every last one. If homosexuals have ever had an agenda it has been only for equal rights, the same as every other American has boastfully paraded around and abused in front of them. The homosexual lifestyle has never been an infringement upon religious freedoms as stated in this terrible piece of right-wing conservative propaganda, nor has there ever been a demand for extra or superfluous privileges. I think it is a shame that these two alpha-males, more concerned with losing their WASP male privileges than granting others decent civil rights, have been able to publish a book trying to sway people into believing in their cultish, irrational fears. Instead of criticizing and pointing the finger at minority groups, perhaps what the authors really need to do is spend some time on introspection. I ask you this---are homosexuals really a principle threat? It seems to me that we, heterosexuals and all, should be more concerned about people like Sears and Osten.
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Summary: The real dangers of the radical homosexual movement
Review: This book reveals the hidden truth about the radical homosexual movement's real agenda. They (homosexuals) are not the victims as they would have you believe. Homosexuals do not want equal rights - they want special rights - above and beyond what the average American enjoys. I can not believe how gullible I have been. This book has opened my eyes and it is scarey! Homosexuals have changed the meaning of many words in the English language. Now, they are trying to change the meaning of the word tolerance. To the radical homosexual movement the word "tolerance" means: total and absolute public acceptance of
the homosexual lifestyle and behavior, or total and absolute silence with penalties if anyone publicly disagrees. Homosexuals do not want the public to know the real truth, their real agenda. The REAL DANGERS of the radical homosexual movement are revealed in this writing. Sears and Osten are very courageous men of true character and with high ethics. This is a must read for anyone who wants to protect their religious freedom and their freedom of speech.
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Summary: a reader from Colorado
Review: This book contains amazing information about the homosexual agenda. In particular, it exposes the lies, deception, and factual disinformation upon which the normalization of the homosexual lifestyle and behavior is promoted in movies, television, and particularly to young people in public schools and colleges. While some readers might claim the book was good only for a few laughs, it made me weep to think of the future destruction this agenda could ultimately bring to civilization as we know it. Ignore or laugh at it at your own peril and that of your children.
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Summary: Excellent Research and Sound Conclusions
Review: In The Homosexual Agenda, Sears and Osten deliver an excellently researched and documented critique of the gay agenda -- exposing its undercurrent of hatred and intollerance for others, while simultaneously offering love and hope to those trapped in the gay lifestyle. If you want to preserve the institutions of marriage and family for your children, this is the book you must read!
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