I was not at all certain that I would like this book, but I must say I really did! Honestly, Luke Goodrich had me already engrossed in the Introduction. He began by telling a story and it is my favorite kind of story, a true story. It is the story of a small Christian school in Michigan (which is my home state so of course that made it even more interesting to me). The school had a fourth grade teacher who became ill so the school had to hire a replacement for her. The teacher got better but the school felt it wasn't right to fire the replacement and asked give the first teacher her job back. She demanded they hire her and threatened to sue. The school was upset at the teacher's behavior and after failed reconciliation, they fired her. The teacher did ultimately sue the school and the case ended up going all the way to the Supreme Court. The case stands as crucial standard in religious freedom cases. Riveting stuff and Free to Believe is full of stories like it.
Author Luke Goodrich is an attorney with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and has tried may Supreme Court cases. He is a frequent guest on TV shows and in newspapers and magazines where he discusses religious freedom. Although he is obviously highly educated and intelligent, he is able to make the law relevant and interesting to a casual reader. He gives many examples of real cases and explains the repercussions of each case.
But more than just telling stories about legal cases, Goodrich details why religious freedom is so important in the United States and why Christians should care about it. He has great ideas on how Christians can respond to threats to their religious rights and presents solid Biblical arguments for those responses.
If you are interested in the current battles going on in the US over gay rights, abortion rights, Muslim law, or religious discrimination, then you'll certainly be fascinated by this book, as I was.
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