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BL
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998820
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b753190
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| Main Entry
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Burack, Cynthia,1958-
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| Title & Author
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Sin, sex, and democracy : : antigay rhetoric and the Christian right /\ Cynthia Burack.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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SUNY series in queer politics and cultures
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xxxiv, 187 pages ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791474054
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: 0791474062
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: 9780791474051
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: 9780791474068
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-175) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: we are family -- Speaking right -- Queer is as queer does -- Defiling beds, hearts, and minds -- Who're you talking to -- Hate the sin -- Being intolerant -- Until the end of the world -- Rapture ready -- Know your audience -- Narratives -- Use your inside voice -- The nightmare of homosexuality -- Gay blades -- Laying hands on chick -- Behold the man (and his time) -- Chick lit -- The devil and homosexuals -- Sin of sins? -- Marketing hate -- Politics and witness -- Pure rapture -- Framing chick -- Standing in the gap -- Origin stories / with Jyl J. Josephson -- Becoming queer -- Saving homosexuals--and America -- Being of two minds -- Choice point -- The narrative of development -- What went wrong? -- From development to compassion -- The political work of compassion -- Our parents and friends -- Safety first -- Feeling sorry for themselves -- Getting what "we" deserve -- Pick an enemy -- And now we are terrorists -- Setting the straight story -- The politics of dessert -- Where's the harm? -- Bringing us all together -- Afterword: another gay agenda -- Listen up! -- Out in the public -- Another gay agenda.
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| Abstract
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While the Christian Right has spearheaded a variety of antigay projects over the past fifteen years, including interventions in public schools, antigay-rights initiatives, and support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, observers of the institutionalized Christian Right have also noted a softening of antigay public rhetoric. This book analyzes these two ostensibly conflicting phenomena. Examining Christian witnessing tracts, the ex-gay movement, and recent linkages between gays and terrorists, the author argues that as the Christian Right has become a more sophisticated interest group, leaders have become adept at tailoring different messages for mainstream audiences and for the internal pedagogical processes of Christian conservatives. Understanding the rhetoric and the theological convictions that lie behind them, the author claims, is essential to better understand how American politics work and how to effectively respond to exclusionary forms of political thought and practice.
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Christianity and politics-- United States.
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Democracy-- United States.
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Gays-- United States.
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Homophobia-- United States.
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Homosexuality-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Homosexuality-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Christianity and politics-- United States.
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Christianity and politics.
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Democracy-- United States.
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Democracy.
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Gays-- United States.
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Gays.
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Homophobia-- United States.
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Homophobia.
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Homosexuality-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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Homosexuality-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Homosexuality-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Homosexuality-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Christentum.
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Demokratie.
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Homosexualität.
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Neue Christliche Rechte.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.76/60882773082
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HQ76.8.U5B85 2008
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