Legislating Morality

by Norman L. Geisler, Frank S. Turek, Frank Turek

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764222287
• ISBN13: 9780764222283
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Every citizen should read this book

This is the best book I have seen on this topic. Through a very concise and logical presentation, it answers objections from those who are opposed to legislating morality and those that question whether political activism is a proper focus of Christians. A brief history lesson helps put things in perspective. Legislating religion vs. legislating morality is also covered, as are short sections on specific moral issues like abortion and homosexuality. Appendixes include the Declaration of Independence and Amendments to the Constitution. The book is clear, well-written and well-researched, as you would expect from Norman Geisler or Frank Turek. It is not dry. Every citizen, whether conservative or liberal, should read this book. Conservative Christians will be especially interested.

Book Debunks Separation of Church and State

Many Christians have foolishly bought into public school arguments about separation of church and state. This book goes back to all the court decisions which were made over the last 100 years which led to this common idea we hear today. The book clearly shows that Jefferson never intended separation of church and state the way it is being taken out of context today. I was shocked to find that it isn't even mentioned in the Constitution and am surprised so many Christians have bought into this. I now see that it is "freedom of religion, not freedom from religion." This part to me is the most helpful part of the book. This book will help you not feel like you are somehow "inflicting your religion on someone else" and that all laws are in essence, a legislation of someone's morality.The book also does an excellent job of tackling issues such as homosexuality, euthenasia, and abortion. The thing I like best about the book, though, is that it shows that the government still has a right to make moral laws. It is not a matter of whether moral laws will be made, it is just a matter of whose morals. I won't say I agree with 100% of what is in this book, but the book is very helpful with debate, especially for those who claim you are forcing your religion on them.

A must read for Christian and conservatives

This book is an excellent tool for those of us Christians and conservatives debating these issues with relativists and liberals..Norman Giesler who has been my hero in the faith does a great job along with Frank Turek in addressing the tough issues in our day and age that have brought our society to a modern day Sodom and Gomorah. I challenge liberals to read this book and really examine what it is you believe. The arguments are compelling and convincing. Dr Geisler has debated top athiests and humanists all over the world I think he has done his homework on the subject. EXCELLENT BOOK!!

Debunkers Beware! You've been debunked.

Those who have insisted that morality can not and should not be written into the laws of nations, that, "you can't legislate morality", have had their argument thoroughly debunked by Geisler and Turek. This seminal work will no doubt become the standard for all those who argue that absolute moral laws are the logical and necessary outworking of any social order which hopes to maintain justice and equity as its most cherished value. With airtight reasoning, the authors have shredded the popular myth that says, in effect, that all laws are neutral with respect to moral content. Any arguments to the contrary invariably wind up to be circular and cannot avoid resulting in a purley subjective, relativistic position.I strongly commend this book to anyone who is serious about trying to make sense out of contempory culture's bent toward emasculating the essence of legislative action and substituting in its place utopian schemes based on the fatal conceit of homo mensura.

Timely, Straight forward, Imperative

Clearly a book that demanded to be written. That now demands to be read.. "Legislating Morality" is obviously timely, dealing with the importance of our country's current moral crises It is Straight forward, presenting all the reasons for and the excuses against insisting on the legislation of the common moral code. It is imperative...a tool of understanding and debate necessary for the protection of our society.