They knew that morality and religion are essential buttresses of a good and free government. … Patrick Henry wrote: "The great pillars of all government and of social life (are) virtue, morality, and religion. … , similarly wrote, "Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion…
In 2010, it was 42 percent, with 51 percent claiming no religion at all. … First a ceremonial monarchy, then a ceremonial religion. … Contrast this to American religion, involving less heraldry and more vitality.…
How supportive would you be to a person who argued that he was for free religion but fair religion, or he was for free speech but fair … Would you be supportive of government efforts to limit unfair religion and unfair speech? … How might life look under a regime of fairness of religion, speech and the press?…
And I believe, along with George Washington, who stated clearly in his farewell address to the nation, that religion and traditional … believe that behavior that traditional morality prohibits is genetically determined, the perceived seriousness of traditional religion…
The initial sentence of the First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or the prohibiting … the framers of America's Constitution added that amendment in order to protect citizens from government coercion in matters of religion…
Education does not push people away from God, it just makes them more likely to accept a liberal attitude toward religion, reported … Another example of liberal-leaning attitudes toward religion that often come with education is the 13 percent decrease in people who … But he added, "It must depend on how you define religion." However, Schwadel is not alone in his findings.…
This use of religion in politics is a source of cynicism. … And when religion becomes too closely identified with a detailed political platform, both are quickly outdated. … Yet religion is not a purely private matter.…
Yet “Young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of five to six times the historic rate (30 to 40 percent have … no religion today, versus 5 to 10 percent a generation ago).” … Campbell, presenting research from their book “American Grace” at the May 2009 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, according to a…
After having studied Arabic at college and lectured on comparative religion for decades, and having devoted years to writing my upcoming … books into Greek than all the Arab countries combined translate into Arabic. -- Regarding women, one cannot name a culture or religion…