Freedom from religion : rights and national security / Amos N. Guiora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guiora, Amos N., 1957-

Series:

Terrorism and global justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Freedom of religion--United States.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 161 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]

Summary:

Although many books on terrorism and religious extremism have been published in the years since 9/11, none of them written by Western authors call for the curtailment of religious freedom and freedom of expression for the sake of greater security. Rather, those terror-related debates have addressed what other civil liberties should be honored. Issues like torture, domestic surveillance, and unlawful detentions have dominated the literature in this area, but few, if any, major scholars have questioned the vast allowances made by Western nations for the freedoms of religion and speech. Freedom from Religion challenges the almost sacrosanct inviolability of these two civil liberties. By drawing the connection between politically-correct tolerance of extremist speech and the rise of terrorist activity, this book sets the context for its unique proposal that governments should introduce new limits on religious practice within their borders. To demonstrate the wisdom of this course, the author presents the disparate policies and security circumstances of five countries: the U.S., the UK, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Israel. The book benefits not just from the author's own counter-terrorism experience in Israel and the U.S. but also from an international advisory group of leading scholars from all five of the countries under review.

Contents:

Ignoring the storm

The threat of religious extremism

The limits of freedom of speech

Freedom of association

Role of the media regarding religion

Separating church and state

Free exercise of religion

Cultural considerations and the price of religious liberty

Confronting the storm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195389258

0195389255

OCLC:

320697115