David Horowitz (1) (1939–)

In this eminently readable book, David Horowitz declares that the decades-long, chasm-wide political divide is, at its most basic, a concerted attack on Christians and their values. What, exactly, are the political ideologies? Are they at the essential cause for the decline of the nation?

The author looks at the establishment of the nation, noting that, while the Founding Fathers were careful to establish a nation guaranteeing free religious practice and expression, they also declared, “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and went on to pen a constitution that embraced the general principles of Christianity. Despite this, over the past decades, polarization, both societal and political, has established a sort of a cultural war pitting the left against the right and sacrificing the Constitution on the altar of special interests and depredatory power.

The strength of the narrative, written by an agnostic with no religious agenda to promote, lies its political analysis and the apparent effort to divide America and rewrite the Constitution. Is “redefining America” creating a concerted attack on Christians or on the values espoused by Christians, the values that formed the framework for the founding of the nation?

An extensive Endnotes section provides chapter-by-chapter references.

There is much here for readers to consider. And, at its heart, this is something for each reader to decide for himself or herself.… (meer)