Jimmy Carter Unveils 'A Call To Action'

COMING UP: Jimmy Carter Speaks Out On How Religion Holds Women Back
To go with AFP storyFormer president of the United States Jimmy Carter speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on November 20, 2013. Carter, who was in Kathmandu to monitor the polls, said the elections were 'a momentous step forward' in the once war-wracked country. Nepal's former rebel leader and ex-prime minister alleged the national elections were rigged, as reports showed him losing his seat, sparking fears of renewed political instability in the impoverished nation. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known better as Prachanda, demanded a halt to vote counting following the elections, which were held for only the second time since the end of a decade-long civil war in 2006. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
To go with AFP storyFormer president of the United States Jimmy Carter speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on November 20, 2013. Carter, who was in Kathmandu to monitor the polls, said the elections were 'a momentous step forward' in the once war-wracked country. Nepal's former rebel leader and ex-prime minister alleged the national elections were rigged, as reports showed him losing his seat, sparking fears of renewed political instability in the impoverished nation. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known better as Prachanda, demanded a halt to vote counting following the elections, which were held for only the second time since the end of a decade-long civil war in 2006. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)

Jimmy Carter joins HuffPost Live in-studio to discuss his latest book "A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power." Based on the premise that religion is used as a mechanism to hold women back, "A Call To Action" points to the "false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts" as a major reason for the exclusion and degradation of women.

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