In the new mega-anthology from best-selling editor Russ Kick, more than fifty writers, reporters, and researchers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and wooly world of organized belief.

Richard Dawkinsshows us the strange, scary properties of religion; Neil Gaimanturns a biblical atrocity story into a comic (that almost sent a publisher to prison); Erik Davislooks at what happens when religion and California collide; Mike Dasheyes stigmatics; Douglas Rushkoffexposes the trouble with Judaism; Paul Krassnerreveals his "Confessions of an Atheist"; and best-selling lexicographer Jonathon Greeninterprets the language of religious prejudice.

Among the dozens of other articles and essays, you'll find: a sweeping look at classical composers and Great American Songbook writers who were unbelievers, such as Irving Berlin, creator of "God Bless America"; the definitive explanation of why America is not a Christian nation; the bizarre, Catholic-fundamentalist books by Mel Gibson's father; eye-popping photos of bizarre religious objects and ceremonies, including snake-handlers and pot-smoking children; the thinly veiled anti-Semitism in the Left Behindnovels; an extract from the rare, suppressed book The Sex Life of Brigham Young; and rarely seen anti-religious writings from Mark Twainand H.G. Wells.

Further topics include exorcisms, religious curses, Wicca, the Church of John Coltrane, crimes by clergy, death without God, Christian sex manuals, the "ex-gay"movement, failed prophecies, bizarre theology, religious bowling, atheist rock and roll, "how to be a good Christian,"an entertaining look at the best (and worst) books on religion, and much more.

Russ Kick is the all-star editor of five previous Disinformation Guides and three Disinformation books. He has been labeled as an "information archaeologist" by the New York Times in a major profile. He runs the popular blog TheMemoryHole.org and is well known for his intelligent and successful FOIA requests and unveilings.