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Definition<\/strong> \u2013 Treating a person, including a patient, employee, or applicant, unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Recommended Books<\/h1>\n

The Conscience Wars: Rethinking the Balance between Religion, Identity and Equality<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"\"Authors:<\/strong> Susanna Mancini (Editor), Michel Rosenfeld (Editor)
\nPublished:<\/strong> July 5, 2018
\nISBN:<\/strong> 1107173302
\nISBN13:<\/strong> 9781107173309
\nPages:<\/strong> 520<\/p>\n

“In this work, Professors Rosenfeld and Mancini have brought together an impressive group of authors to provide a comprehensive analysis on the greater demand for religions exemptions to government mandates. Traditional religious conscientious objection cases, such as refusal to salute the flag or to serve in the military during war, had a diffused effect throughout society. In sharp contrast, these authors argue that today’s most notorious objections impinge on the rights of others, targeting practices like abortion, LGTBQ adoption, and same-sex marriage. The dramatic expansion of conscientious objection claims have revolutionized the battle between religious traditionalists and secular civil libertarians, raising novel political, legal, constitutional and philosophical challenges. Highlighting the intersection between conscientious objections, religious liberty, and the equality of women and sexual minorities, this volume showcases this political debate and the principal jurisprudence from different parts of the world and emphasizes the little known international social movements that compete globally to alter the debate’s terms.”\u00a0\u2013 Cambridge University Press<\/a><\/p>\n

The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty<\/em><\/h3>\n

\"\"Authors:<\/strong>\u00a0Micah Schwartzman (Editor), Chad Flanders (Editor), Zo\u00eb Robinson (Editor)
\nPublished<\/strong>:\u00a0January 12, 2016
\nISBN:<\/strong> 0190262532
\nISBN13:<\/strong> 9780190262532
\nPages:<\/strong> 520<\/p>\n

“<\/em><\/strong>What are the rights of religious institutions? Should those rights extend to for-profit corporations? These questions are now the subject of significant controversy. In the United States, churches have long asserted claims to institutional autonomy, especially with respect to laws interferring with their internal governance. Faith-based nonprofits have claimed similar rights, and now for-profit corporations have as well, with the Supreme Court vindicating their rights in the landmark decision, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. This book explores the corporate turn in law and religion.\u00a0”\u00a0\u2013 Oxford University Press<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Nomad, From Islam to America\u00a0\u2013 A Personal Journey through the clash of Civilization<\/em><\/h3>\n

Author<\/strong>: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
\nPublished<\/strong>: February 8, 2011
\nISBN<\/strong>: 9781439157329
\nISBN13<\/strong>: 9781439157329
\nPages<\/strong>: 320<\/p>\n

“Ayaan Hirsi Ali captured the world\u2019s attention with\u00a0Infidel,\u00a0<\/i>her compelling coming-of-age memoir, which spent thirty-one weeks on the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestseller list. Now, in\u00a0Nomad,\u00a0<\/i>Hirsi Ali tells of coming to America to build a new life, an ocean away from the death threats made to her by European Islamists, the strife she witnessed, and the inner conflict she suffered. It is the story of her physical journey to freedom and, more crucially, her emotional journey to freedom\u2014her transition from a tribal mind-set that restricts women\u2019s every thought and action to a life as a free and equal citizen in an open society. Through stories of the challenges she has faced, she shows the difficulty of reconciling the contradictions of Islam with Western values.\u00a0”\u00a0\u2013 Simon & Schuster<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"God is not Great How Religion Poisons Everything<\/em><\/h3>\n

Author:<\/strong> Christopher Hitchens
\nPublished:<\/strong> May 1, 2007
\nISBN:<\/strong> \u00a00446579807
\nISBN13:<\/strong>\u00a0 9780446195348
\nPages:<\/strong> 320<\/p>\n

“Whether you\u2019re a lifelong believer, a devout atheist, or someone who remains uncertain about the role of religion in our lives, this insightful manifesto will engage you with its provocative ideas. With a close and studied reading of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope\u2019s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell\u2019s\u00a0Why I Am Not a Christian<\/i>\u00a0and Sam Harris\u2019s\u00a0The End of Faith<\/i>, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion.”\u2013 Twelve Books<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Letter to a Christian Nation<\/em><\/h3>\n

Author:<\/strong> Sam Harris
\nPublished:<\/strong> January 8, 2008
\nISBN:<\/strong> 0307265773
\nISBN13:<\/strong> 9780307265777
\nPages:<\/strong> 96<\/p>\n

“In response to\u00a0The End of Faith<\/em>, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriating him for not believing in God.\u00a0Letter to A Christian Nation<\/em>\u00a0is his reply. Using rational argument, Harris offers a measured refutation of the beliefs that form the core of fundamentalist Christianity. In the course of his argument, he addresses current topics ranging from intelligent design and stem-cell research to the connections between religion and violence. In\u00a0Letter to a Christian Nation<\/em>, Sam Harris boldly challenges the influence that faith has on public life in our nation.”\u00a0\u2013 Sam Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Southernmost<\/em><\/h3>\n

Author:<\/strong> Silas House
\nPublished:<\/strong> June 5, 2018
\nISBN:<\/strong> 161620625X
\nISBN13:<\/strong> 9781616206253
\nPages:<\/strong> 352<\/p>\n

“In this stunning novel about judgment, courage, heartbreak, and change, author Silas House wrestles with the limits of belief and the infinite ways to love.” \u2013 Workman<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recommended Videos<\/h1>\n

Let’s Teach Religion\u00a0\u2013 All Religion \u2013 In Schools: Dan Dennett<\/em><\/h3>\n

“Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion \u2013 all religion \u2013 to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution. ”\u00a0\u2013 TED 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

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