But I do not assume that my conception of patriotism or
policy is invariably correct, or that my convictions about religion should … Is
that not what the Founders had in mind when they prohibited a federally
established religion while simultaneously guaranteeing…
In his famous farewell address, George Washington wrote eloquently about the role of religion in our form of government: “Of all the … dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. … And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.…
Not a single religion or moral philosophical system -- East or West -- since antiquity ever defined marriage as between members of … No major religion -- not Judaism, not Christianity, not Islam, not Buddhism -- ever banned interracial marriage. … Since the secular age began, the notion that one should look to religion -- or to any past wisdom -- for one's values has died.…
I'm sorry for this rant, but I do not like people playing politics with my religion." … But politics can never be wholly divorced from religion. Our religious morality necessarily informs our political judgments.…
With Jeremiah Wright and Father Pfleger using religion not as an instrument of "faith" to enlighten and enrich our lives, but as a … Religion, Blair argues, is not going away, as secularists have expected and predicated for centuries. … While religion may sometimes be a source of conflict, it has often been a source of reform and idealism -- as in the fight against…
the only European politician who still seems to take 9/11 seriously, Blair is highly critical of "extremist and exclusionary" religion … Religion, Blair argues, is not going away, as secularists have expected and predicated for centuries. … While religion may sometimes be a source of conflict, it has often been a source of reform and idealism -- as in the fight against…
Politicians shouldn’t do religion and preachers should stay out of partisan politics. … And if politicians want to do religion, they should stop running for positions in the lower kingdom, enroll in seminary and become…