In Freedom We Trust

""Edward and Michael Buckner know what they are talking about, and they bring the full force and depth of that knowledge to this extraordinary book. At turns passionate and reflective, serious and light, In Freedom We Trust is a major contribution to understanding how religion and government intersect in the United States - and how they do not and must not. Most of all, the Buckners make a powerful case for the importance of getting this right, in the interest of all Americans - religious and nonreligious alike.”
- Dale McGowan, PhD, Professor and author of Parenting beyond Belief and Atheism for Dummies

“Writing with a clear voice and a generous spirit, the Buckners provide a much-needed reminder of the core value of religious freedom - including the right not to believe. This rousing defense of secular government deserves wide dissemination. I wish someone would read it to Pat Robertson!”
- Rob Boston, Senior policy analyst, Americans United for Separation of Church and State


“Edward and Michael Buckner have written a rousing, lucid, and highly entertaining guide to why the United States is, and should continue to be, a secular nation that protects all its citizens’ freedoms equally - be they of this religion, that religion, or no religion at all. The Buckners do a thrillingly effective demolition job on the myths and lies peddled by those who want to turn America into yet another theocracy, and spell out exactly why they are, in reality, deeply un-American.”
- Stephen Law, Senior lecturer in philosophy, Heythrop College, University of London,
and author of Believing Bullshit


“A must-read book for the secularist who wishes to argue on a factual basis, but even more relevant for those open-minded religionists (they are out there) who may disagree with the Buckners about the import of faith but share their priority to defend the separation of church and state.”
- Massimo Pigliucci, Professor, City University of New York


“In this readable, well-documented book, both seasoned debaters and inquiring minds will find solid arguments for why we can be either a free nation or a Christian nation, but not both, and why the religious liberty of each individual can be protected only if everyone’s religious or nonreligious liberty is equally protected.”
- Herb Silverman, Founder and president of the Secular Coalition for America and author of Candidate without a Prayer