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Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

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President Jimmy Carter offers a passionate defense of separation of church and state. He warns that fundamentalists are deliberately blurring the lines between politics and religion.

As a believing Christian, Carter takes on issues that are under fierce debate -- women's rights, terrorism, homosexuality, civil liberties, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, preemptive war, and America's global image.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2005
Literary awards
j. gordon coogler award, grammy award, 

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224 pages, Paperback
Published
September 26, 2006 by Simon \u0026 Schuster
ISBN
9780743285018
ASIN
0743285018
Language
English

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James Earl Carter, Junior, known as Jimmy, the thirty-ninth president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, creditably established energy-conservation measures, concluded the treaties of Panama Canal in 1978, negotiated the accords of Camp David between Egypt and Israel in 1979, and won the Nobel Prize of 2002 for peace.

Ronald Wilson Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter, the incumbent, in the presidential election of 1980.

He served and received. Carter served two terms in the senate of Georgia and as the 76th governor from 1971 to 1975.

Carter created new Cabinet-level Department of education. A national policy included price decontrol and new technology. From 1977, people reduced foreign oil imports one-half to 1982. In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the second round of strategic arms limitation talks (SALT). Carter sought to put a stronger emphasis on human rights in 1979. People saw his return of the zone as a major concession of influence in Latin America, and Carter came under heavy criticism.

Iranian students in 1979 took over the American embassy and held hostages, and an attempt to rescue them failed; several additional major crises, including serious fuel shortages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, marked the final year of his tenure. Edward Moore Kennedy challenged significantly higher disapproval ratings of Carter for nomination of the Democratic Party before the election of 1980. Carter defeated Kennedy for the nomination lost the election to Ronald Wilson Reagan, a Republican.

Carter left office and with Rosalynn Smith Carter, his wife, afterward founded the nongovernmental center and organization that works to advance human rights. He traveled extensively to conduct, to observe elections, and to advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations. He, a key, also figured in the project of habitat for humanity. Carter particularly vocalized on the Palestinian conflict.

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fortuneezz
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April 26,2025
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I found myself substantially agreeing with nearly all of Carter's analysis and prescriptions for the issues discussed. There are nits to pick, of course. For me personally, the biggest was a failure to discuss the vast potential for active transportation to affect the crises of climate change, oil dependence, and poverty. But that aside, the book made me appreciate the challenges of his presidency and his decisions as president, as well as the work he's engaged in since. Without a doubt, he's been one of our most accomplished ex-presidents, positively effecting countless lives through his foundation, his public service, and the inspiration of his character. It certainly would be interesting to read Carter's analysis of the Obama and Trump administrations through the lens of morality and values.
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basedpeyt
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April 26,2025
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Thoughtful and reasonable but what else would you expect from Jimmy Carter. He embraces a naive brand of Christianity but not the dogmatic, literalist type that isn't naive, it's just plain unthinking. Sadly, it's the balanced and engaged style that is so lacking from the public discourse in America, yet is so needed to dig out of the hole.
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Kaptain97
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April 26,2025
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A very interesting read. I was surprised at the lower reading level in the book, almost too juvenile. But I understand it was meant to appeal to a wide audience. Anyone with an interest in current politics, religion and history will find this an enjoyable easy read.
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DemonKingRavan
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April 26,2025
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Jimmy Carter is a respectable guy, strong in his faith and convictions. You can tell that he really cares for the poor and less fortunate, has a desire for truth, justice, etc.

I found myself agreeing with about 95% of Carter's statements on the problems we face as a country today. I agree with his blame on the neo-conservative Republicans for misleading right-wing Americans. They've worked the masses of the "moral majority" into a fit over things like gay marriage...while nobody in that same group of people seems to care that we've killed thousands of innocent people in an undeclared Iraq war, are illegally holding and torturing people at Guantanomo, and are in jeopardy of losing countless liberties through scams like the Patriot Act.

Carter has a big problem with the Bush Administration, as do I. While I agree with his constant criticisms, I find it hard to believe the mess we're in is entirely due to a single group of people from a single party. I think it's a two-party mess. Illegal wiretapping was also implemented by the Clinton Administration, as were attacks in countries such as Iraq, Somalia, Yugoslavia, etc. The Clintons used the IRS to take down political opponents. The abuse of power has happened on both sides.

Also, in 2006 the Democrats won both the House and Senate on the premise that they would bring the troops home. All they would need to do is cut spending for the war. Well, the latest "supplemental" war bill was just approved last month, and the Democrats ADDED $40 billion on top of what the Republicans proposed. These two parties are becoming the same.

Another thing that really annoyed me was Carter's statement that a Christian president should be looking to Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. That in itself is great, but Carter started using the term "Just War" to say there is a time and place for war. Is there really such a thing? If Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was attacked, would he fight back or would he allow Himself to be captured, tortured, and nailed to a cross?

So while I agree with 95% of the problems Carter sees, I think I agreed with about 50% of his proposed solutions. It sounds like he wants government to fix the problems and be a big wonderful great "do-it-all" type service for the American people. I personally would like to see government quit breaking everything and leave use all alone.

Interesting book though, and based on my lengthy review it obviously got me thinking. :-)
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April 26,2025
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Most often people who have spoken against America's foreign policies have been described as anti-America. People who have gone ahead to question certain decisions such as why corporate tax has always been lower and quick to be reduced than income tax and who have suggested that a certain cabal is ruling America have been described as Conspiracy Theorists, which currently tantamount to speaking gibberish or simply, insanity. And for those of us non-Americans, especially Africans who raise such issues, our own compatriots, fascinated by the dazzle of power, or perhaps more appropriately by the suit-and-tie of American leadership and their zeal to live in the beautiful country and so would betray everything they are, would tell you, 'you are a fool'.

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iHyrule
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April 26,2025
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I always felt that Jimmy Carter got a raw deal as president. He seems like such a gentle person and politics really just ate him up and spit him out. I find that I like him more now that I've listened to this book. He makes no bones about being an Evangelical Christian and that his job is to bring other people into the fold. However, he has the most enlightened views about personal choice that I've ever heard from a born again. There were parts where the narrative bogged down (Mr. Carter does love the statistics), but overall, a pleasant "on-my-way-to-work" listen.
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April 26,2025
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Perhaps the greatest ex-president of all time (I know, Harding never got the chance), it's a good look at his mid-2000s assessment of the moral issues facing the country. As an admittedly non-religious person, it's interesting to see the perspective of a lifelong devout Christian.
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StregAnna77
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April 26,2025
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I really love Jimmy Carter! Our Endangered Values is such an important book. Carter discusses how blurring the lines of separation of church and state is dangerous to our civil liberties. Thomas Jefferson said, “Because religious belief, or non-belief, is such an important part of every person’s life, freedom of religion affects every individual. Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all our civil rights. Moreover, state support of an established religion tends to make the clergy unresponsive to their own people, and leads to corruption within religion itself. Erecting the “wall of separation between church and state,” therefore, is absolutely essential in a free society.” Subsequently, I think Carter possesses the highest level of moral character for any U.S. President. I own all the books he has written. As soon as you read one, he has written another one.
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