1. The
men who wrote the Bill of Rights were understandably concerned not with the
disproportionate power of any minority but with what? (269).
2. Who
was dubbed “the father of hate radio?” (276).
3. In what
year were the words “under God” added to the Pledge of Allegiance. (287).
4. On the right, Enlightenment bashers were
only too ready to place the responsibility for communism (and even Nazism) at
the door of what? (291).
5. Who wrote “The separation of church and
state is extremely important to any of us who hold to the original traditions
of our nation.” (300).
6. Churches and their leaders have a perfect
right, of course, to make the case for their moral views and social values,
whether conservative or liberal, in both political and nonpolitical venues. But
they do not have the right to do so with immunity from criticism simply because
what? (313).
7. The secularist victories, of the postwar
[WWII] area, were achieved mainly where? (314).
8. Many closet atheists preferred to call
themselves what? (316).
Alternative discussion questions.
1. Where do you see parallels today to what
Vashti McCollum experienced from the hate mail she received because she refused
to sign the “released time” form for her son?
2. Was the use of God popular with business and
religious leaders in the 50s and 60s because it allowed them to control
employees and citizens?
SJ (9-10) Alternative Questions
ReplyDelete1. In the fourth decade of the twentieth century, America was still overwhelmingly what type of nation?
2. What was the true importance of the Catholic influence in the thirties?
3. The church's labeling of birth control as a communist conspiracy was the product of what?
4. What was Fulton Sheen's closely guarded family secret?
5. When did Charles Coughlin make his radio debut?
6. Why did the Catholic church finally decide to put an end to Coughlin's political writings and speeches?
7. What was one religions group alarmed by the Catholic attack on "Reds"?
Don's Alt Question Answers:
ReplyDelete1. Tyranny of the Majority
2. Charles Coughlin
3. 1954
4. the French Revolution.
Alternative Quiz Questions for March 22:
ReplyDelete1. What is the virtue of justice's extremism?
2. Who was the poet of divine democracy?
3. What issue was used to first unify feminists?
4. What motivated Nonobservant Jews?
5. What did businessmen never dream would happen?
Alternative Discussion Questions:
1. Why do you think that Jewish women led the charge for atheism?
2. Is it possible that we all believe in God, we just don't know it?
3. Would you say that the United States' sexual repression is primarily because of religion?
4. Is religion feminist?
5. Do you believe that communism and religion can coexist?