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ISBN 10: 1-59244-152-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-59244-152-5
Pages: 272
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 02/12/2003
Division: Wipf and Stock
Category: Theology
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Legislating Morality
Is It Wise? Is It Legal? Is It Possible?
By Dr. Norman Geisler, Frank Turek
America's moral decline is not secret. An alarming number of moral and cultural problems have exploded in our country since 1960—a period when the standards of morality expressed in our laws and customs have been relaxed, abandoned, or judicially overruled.
Conventional wisdom says laws cannot stem moral decline. Anyone who raises the prospect of legislation on the hot topics of our day - abortion, family issues, gay rights, euthanasia - encounters a host of objections:
"As long as I don't hurt anyone the government s should leave me alone.”
"No one should force their morals on anyone else.”
"You can't make people be good.”
"Legislating morality violates the separation of church and state.”
'Legislating Morality' answers those objections and advocates a moral base for America without sacrificing religious and cultural diversity. It debunks the myth that "morality can't be legislated” and amply demonstrates how liberals, moderates, and conservatives alike exploit law to promote good and curtail evil. This book boldly challenges prevailing thinking about right and wrong and about our nation's moral future.
Author - Dr. Norman Geisler
Author - Frank Turek
"An extremely valuable book at a crisis point in our culture—a must-read for those on both sides of the issues that are tearing our country apart.”
Ravi Zacharias, Ph.D., best-selling author and speaker
"'Legislating Morality' goes to the heart of America's growing social crisis because it shows the inseparability of law, morality, and order. Required reading for most lawyers and all judges.”
William B. Ball, noted First Amendment attorney
"This is a powerful message for these feeble times. Geisler and Turek have mapped out how we can get real answers to long-perplexing questions: Should morality be legislated? And if so, how and by whom? This book is the new standard for resolving debates over the nature and necessity of legislated morality among civilized societies.”
D. James Kennedy, Ph.D., best-selling author and speaker
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