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38. Such is the case of Garret Keizer, a contributing editor of Harper’s magazine. See his article “Turning Away from Jesus: Gay Rights and the War for the Episcopal Church,” Harper’s, June 2008, pp. 39–50.
39. Dave Shiflett, Exodus, p. 39.
40. Tom Landess, “An American Dilemma,” Chronicles, July 2006, p. 21.
41. Bottum, “The Death of Protestant America,” p. 28.
42. Dave Shiflett, Exodus, pp. 48–49.
43. John Chadwick, “Episcopalians Face up to Decline; Newark Diocese Seeks Dynamic New Bishop,” The Record, December 9, 2005, p. A1.
44. Thomas Reeves, The Empty Church, p. 20.
45. Keith Fournier, “Male Episcopal Bishop Wants to Be a ‘June Bride,’” catholiconline, December 11, 2007.
46. Kevin Eckstrom, “10 Minutes with… Gene Robinson,” Religion News Service, May 21, 2008.
47. Garret Keizer, “Turning Away from Jesus: Gay Rights and the War for the Episcopal Church,” p. 40.
48. Kenneth L. Woodward, “Courting Schism,” Commonweal, September 12, 2003, p. 10.
49. Tina Kelley, “Gay Episcopal Priest Named As Possible Newark Bishop,” New York Times, June 29, 2006, p. B1.
50. Dina Kraft and Laurie Goodstein, “Anglican Conservatives, Rebelling on Gays, Will Form New Power Bloc,” New York Times, June 30, 2008, p. A6.
51. Laurie Goodstein, “Episcopal Split as Conservatives Form New Group,” New York Times, December 4, 2008, p. A1.
52. The letter I wrote to Bishop Sisk appeared in the March 2005 edition of Catalyst, “Artist Defiles Virgin Mary: Episcopal Bishop Offers His Blessings.” For the bishop’s response, written by Miller, see “Episcopal Bishop Responds,” Catalyst, April 2005.
53. “American Piety in the 21st Century: New Insights to the Depth and Complexity of Religion in the U.S.,” The Baylor Religion Survey, September 2006, pp. 14, 24.
54. Jeffrey L. Sheler, “Nearer My God to Thee,” U.S. News & World Report, May 3, 2004, p. 59.
55. Ronald R. Stockton, “Presbyterians, Jews and Divestment: The Church Steps Back,” Middle East Policy, Winter 2006.
Chapter 10: The Perfect Cultural Storm
1. Laurie Goodstein, “Conservative Churches Grew Fastest,” New York Times, September 18, 2002, p. A22.
2. Hanna Rosin, “Beyond Belief,” Atlantic Monthly, January 1, 2005.
3. Maggie Gallagher, “Banned in Boston; The Coming Conflict between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty,” The Weekly Standard, May 15, 2006.
4. Peter Steinfels, “Will Same-Sex Marriage Collide with Religious Liberty?,” nytimes.com, June 10, 2006.
5. Gallagher, “Banned in Boston.”
6. Ibid.
7. Steinfels, “Will Same-Sex Marriage Collide with Religious Liberty?”
8. Mike Sullivan, “The Threat of the New Atheism,” Catalyst, July-August 2008.
9. “Minnesota Prof Pledges to Desecrate Eucharist,” Catholic League news release, July 10, 2008. See scienceblogs.com/pharyngula for the various posts by Myers on his pledge.
10. Guenter Lewy, Why America Needs Religion: Secular Modernity and Its Discontents (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 1996), p. 134.
11. Ibid., p. 133.
12. Ibid., p. 138.
13. Ibid., p. 146.
14. Gertrude Himmelfarb, One Nation, Two Cultures (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999), p. 143.
15. Deal W. Hudson, Onward, Christian Soldiers (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008).
16. “Catholics and Orthodox Unite to Defend Family,” zenit.org, December 15, 2008.
17. Rabbi Daniel Lapin, America’s Real War (Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah, 1999), p. 355.
18. Mark Morford, “A Call for Progressive Breeders to Bed Down Already,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 29, 2006, p. E9.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILLIAM DONOHUE has been the president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights since 1993. Founded in 1973, the League works to safeguard the religious freedom and free speech of Catholics in America. Trained as an educator, Donohue began his teaching career at St. Lucy’s School in New York’s Spanish Harlem and went on to teach sociology at La Roche College in Pittsburgh. He holds a PhD in sociology from New York University.