Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Good Book from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct takedown of far-right Christian hatred--a book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anyone who’ll ever have to deal with a Christian nationalist.

For more than two centuries, the United States Constitution has given us the right to a society where church and state exist independently. But Christianity has been hijacked by far-right groups and politicians who seek to impose their narrow views on government, often to justify oppressive and unequal policies. The extremists who weaponize the Bible for earthly power aren’t actually on the side of Jesus--and historically they never have been. How do we fight back against those acting--literally--in bad faith?

Comedian and broadcaster John Fugelsang finally offers the answers. In this informative, perspective-shifting book, Fugelsang takes readers through common fundamentalist arguments on abor-tion, immigration, LGBTQ rights, and more--exposing their hypocrisy and inaccuracy through scripture, common sense, and deeply inappropriate humor. It offers practical tips on how to debate your loved one, coworker, or neighbor on the issues that divide us using that Bible they claim to follow.

But Fugelsang’s message is about more than just taking down hypocrites. It’s about fighting for the love, mercy, and service that are supposed to make up the heart of Christianity. Told with Fugelsang’s trademark blend of radical honesty, comedy, and deep political and religious knowledge, Separation of Church and Hate is the book every American needs today. It’s a rallying cry for compassion and clarity for anyone of any faith who’s sick of religion being used as a cloaking device for hate.

John Fugelsang has been murdered on CSI, interviewed two Beatles on separate continents in the same week, and famously once got Mitt Romney’s advisor to call Governor Romney an ＂etch a sketch＂ on CNN. He is an actor, comedian, and broadcaster who hosts Tell Me Everything weekdays on SiriusXM Insight #121. He recently performed in The Bill of Rights Concert alongside Lewis Black and Dick Gregory, which aired on AXS, and has also appeared at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, hosted America’s Funniest Home Videos for ABC and Bill Maher called him ＂one of my favorite comedians.＂ His new film Dream On, a road trip in search of the American Dream, was named Best Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival.