GuideReviews Index

All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Works
Book Review: 'All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Works,' by John L. Allen, Jr. Publisher: Doubleday. The Vatican in Rome can be described as the world's oldest and most mysterious institution. What really goes on behind its walls? How are decisions which affect over a billion Catholics arrived at? What motivates the people who work there - power? Greed? Duty?

Why the Religious Right is Wrong About the Separation of Church and State
Book Review: 'Why the Religious Right is Wrong about the Separation of Church and State,' by Rob Boston. Is the separation of church and state really just a myth, something the founders never actually intended? Was the United States founded as a "Christian Nation," thus meaning that the current trend towards secularism represents an unacceptable break with our own history? According to the Religious Right, the answers to these questions are an unqualified "Yes."

Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe
Book Review: Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe, by Karl T. Pflock. So what really did happen in Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947? So what really did happen in Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947? According to popular legend, a UFO crashed, and from the wreckage, the United States government obtained the bodies of dead aliens and all sorts of advanced technology. Ever since, the government has been involved in a complicated cover-up and a conspiracy of silence regarding the truth.