title: How the Republicans Stole Religion: Why the Religious Right is Wrong about Faith & Politics and What We Can Do to Make it Right
author:  Bill Press 
description: The movement toward a theocratic America has a new obstacle: Bill Presss articulate defense of real religious freedom and condemnation of pious dogma which marginalizes the rights and values of women, gay and lesbian Americans, religious minorities, and free thinkers.<br />The Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State<br /><br />God bless Bill Press. This former seminarian and former California Democratic Party chair has the courage, theological training, and moral clarity needed to point out both the deep spiritual values of the left and the hypocrisy of some on the far right. Hallelujah, Brother Bill!<br />Paul Begala, Cohost, CNNs <i>The Situation Room</i><br /><br /><br />Bill Press writes the way he talks: with wit, spiritual conviction and political passion.<br />Lydia Howell, <i>Pulse of the Twin Cities<br /></i>
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  **HOW THE**
  
  
  **REPUBLICANS**
  
  
  **STOLE**
  
  
  **CHRISTMAS**
  
  
  **The Republican Party's**
  
  
  **Declared Monopoly on Religion and**
  
  
  **What Democrats Can Do to Take It Back**
  
  
  **BILL PRESS**
  
  
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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Press, Bill, 1940-How the
  Republicans stole Christmas : the Republican Party's declared monopoly on
  religion and what Democrats can do to take it back / Bill Press.—
  
  
  1st ed.
  
  
  p. cm.
  
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
  ISBN 0-385-51605-3 (alk. paper)
  
  
  1\. Evangelicalism—United States—History—20th century.
  
  
  2\. Religious right—History. 3. Christianity and politics—Protestant
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