03015cam a22003614a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000150007302000150008802400180010304000500012104200080017104300120017905000190019108200320021010000260024224500680026826000410033630000230037750000190040050507360041952010590115565000330221465000440224765000450229165000360233665000460237265000510241865100770246965100710254665100360261761353167OCoLC20210217162200.0050819s2005    nyu           001 0 eng    a2005054051  a07432845773 a9780743284578  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdOCOdC#PdBURdVP@dYBMdCIN  apcc  an-us---00aHN90.M6bC323O00a306/.0973/090511222bC323O1 aCarter, Jimmy,d1924-10aOur endangered values :bAmerica's moral crisis /cJimmy Carter  aNew York :bSimon & Schuster,cc2005  ax, 212 p. ;c25 cm  aIncludes index0 aAmerica's common beliefs--and strong differences -- My traditional Christian faith -- The rise of religious fundamentalism -- Growing conflicts among religious people -- No conflict between science and religion -- The entwining of church and state -- Sins of divorce and homosexuality -- Would Jesus approve abortions and the death penalty? -- Must women be subservient? -- Fundamentalism in government -- The distortion of American foreign policy -- Attacking terrorism, not human rights? -- Protecting our arsenals, but promoting proliferation -- Worshiping the Prince of Peace, or preemptive war? -- Where are the major threats to the environment? -- The world's greatest challenge in the new millennium -- What is a superpower?  aPresident Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. In this book, he offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred. He reacts to some trends involving both the religious and the political worlds as they have increasingly become intertwined, and including some of the most crucial and controversial issues of the day--frequently encapsulated under "moral values." They include preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, America's global image, fundamentalism, and the melding of religion and politics. Sustained by his faith, Carter assesses these issues in a forceful and unequivocal but balanced and courageous way.--From publisher description 0aSocial valueszUnited States 0aReligious fundamentalismzUnited States 0aChristianity and politicszUnited States 0aChurch and statezUnited States 0aChurch and social problemszUnited States 0aHuman rightsxGovernment policyzUnited States 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty2001-xMoral and ethical aspects 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationsy2001-xMoral and ethical aspects 0aUnited StatesxMoral conditions