“No one is more on top of the challenges facing the first amendment than Barry Lynn. We are lucky he is paying attention, for no one sees more clearly how important it is that our government and whatever religion you choose to practice remain separated. By doing so, he is one of those who is keeping the lamp of liberty lit. With intelligence, wisdom, humanity, and a devilish wit, Lynn makes the issues come alive, and thereby we all become wiser. It is a book you should grab and read. You won't regret it.”

—Lewis Black, comedian

“Before I fled the religious right Barry Lynn would have been a deadly enemy. I'd have seen him as someone standing between us and the theocracy we were trying to turn America into. This book is literally a defense of freedom against the theocratic illness. As Lynn writes ‘From cradle to grave, the Religious Right is concerned about every choice you make.’ It is up to us to stop them from dominating every aspect of American life too. This book is a good place to start.”

—Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy for God

“This book is a must-read for feminists and for all Americans who support women's rights—especially reproductive rights. Increasingly “religious liberty” is being used to block women's access to abortion and birth control. That is “religious liberty” for everyone—employers, right-wing politicians, bishops—except women who need access. Barry Lynn knows all the tricks, twists, and turns of those who want to turn the clock back several centuries. When he speaks, I take notes. His insights from twenty-five years on the front lines are extremely valuable.”

—Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation

“Barry Lynn has the extraordinary ability to demonstrate how religious fundamentalism poisons almost every public policy debate that matters. His new book, God and Government, explores a quarter century of his work standing up for the marginalized and the disadvantaged, and carefully explores why it is critical to never throw anyone under the bus for what they do or do not believe about religion.”

—Jill Soloway, creator of the Golden Globe winning Amazon series Transparent and Sundance Film Festival awardee as Best Director for Afternoon Delight