PositiveNew York Journal of BooksThe title of this book is misleading as it has little, if anything, to do with sacred rites—at least not as most people envision them ... In fact, it is when the author leaves the traditional sects and the old-line outliers that the book really takes off ... Reading this book at this time requires one to consider it from a different perspective. Evangelical churches are chomping at the bit about \'religious persecution\' and violations of their first amendment rights. The U.S. Supreme Court cites that the \'strongly held religious and moral beliefs\' of individuals and corporations must be considered before laws can be enforced. How will these considerations play out for civil religions when the social justice culturists, techno-utopians, and modern atavists begin to demand that their \'strongly held religious and moral beliefs\' are entitled to the same deference?
