Godless: The Church of Liberalism
LC Class | JC574.2.U6 C667 2006b |
Godless: The Church of Liberalism is a book by best-selling author and American
The book drew criticism for its statements on the
The 9/11 "Jersey Girls"
Throughout the book, Coulter criticizes the four 9/11 widows, known as the "Jersey Girls", who helped push for the 9/11 Commission and have been critical of US security policies, writing:
These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzis. These self-obsessed women seemed genuinely unaware that 9/11 was an attack on our nation and acted as if the terrorist attacks happened only to them. ... I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much ... the Democrat ratpack gals endorsed John Kerry for president ... cutting campaign commercials ... how do we know their husbands weren't planning to divorce these harpies? Now that their shelf life is dwindling, they'd better hurry up and appear in Playboy.[6]
These statements received national attention after an interview on
Also on June 8, New Jersey Assemblywomen Joan M. Quigley and Linda Stender issued a joint press release, calling on "... New Jersey retailers to ban the sale of her book throughout the state."[12]
Jews
If liberals are on Red Alert with one born-again Christian in the cabinet of a Christian president, imagine how they would react if there were five. Between 25 and 45 percent of the population calls itself "born-again" or "evangelical" Christian. Jews make up less than 2 per cent of the nation's population, and yet [Bill] Clinton had five in his cabinet. He appointed two to the Supreme Court. Now guess which administration is called a neoconservative conspiracy?
Science and intelligent design
Coulter's reliance on intelligent design and creationist sources for science, has prompted some critics of the
Reception
Christopher Hitchens, in a critical review of Godless for The Liberal, pointed to the book's incoherent prose and factual inaccuracy.[13]
John Barrie, creator of
See also
References
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- ^ Sollenberger, Roger (21 December 2018). "Ann Coulter, of All People, Just Handed Democrats Their Strategy for 2020". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Ann Coulter says Jews, like rest of Democratic base, 'hate white men'". www.timesofisrael.com. The Times of Israel. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Conroy, J. Oliver (17 October 2018). "Ann Coulter believes the left has 'lost its mind'. Should we listen?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Ann Coulter's "Godless" Makes the Liberals' Heads Spin With Obfuscation!". 12 June 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ISBN 9781400054206.
- ^ Christine Grimaldi (July 16, 2006). "Writer's claims disturb families of 9/11 victims". North Brunswick Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Ann Coulter attacks 9/11 widows". CBS News. June 7, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2006.
- ^ Lathem, Niles; Algar, Selim. "Give-'em-hill Fury vs. Coulter Archived July 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." New York Post. June 8, 2006. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
- ^ Elliot, Philip. "9/11 Commissioner criticizes Coulter." ABC News. June 9, 2006. Retrieved on July 10, 2006. Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ann Coulter Fires Back at Critics". Fox News. June 8, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
- ^ Taranto, James (June 9, 2006). "The Coulter Kerfuffle". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ a b Hitchens, Christopher. "Non-Fiction Review - Godless". theliberal.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Ann Coulter: No evidence for evolution? Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine PZ Myers. Pharyngula, scienceblogs.com June 18, 2006
- ^ Ann Coulter: Clueless Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Ian Musgrave. The Panda's Thumb, June 18, 2006
- ^ Secondary Addiction: Ann Coulter on Evolution Part I Part II Part III James Downard. TalkReason, June 2006.
- ^ "Ann Coulter's "Flatulent Raccoon Theory"". Media Matters for America. July 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009.
- ^ The Coulter Hoax: How Ann Coulter Exposed the Intelligent Design Movement. Peter Olofsson, Skeptical Inquirer, 2007
- ^ Copycatty Coulter Pilfers Prose: Pro Archived July 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Philip Recchia. The New York Post, July 2, 2006
- ^ In new book, Coulter 'cribs' stem cell list from right-to-life group Archived 2006-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Ron Brynaert, June 14, 2006
- ^ List of Coulter Plagiarism Allegations Archived 2006-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Justin Rood, July 7, 2006
- ^ "Syndicator denies Coulter lifted material Archived July 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine." Sun Herald. July 10, 2006. Retrieved on July 11, 2006.