Here is an excellent column by Joseph Loconte in the New York Times: Nearer, My God, to the G.O.P.
He takes both conservative and liberal religious leaders to task for using strong religious language to justify political decisions. He writes:
"A completely secular public square is neither possible nor desirable; democracy needs the moral ballast of religion. But a partisan campaign to enlist the sacred is equally wrongheaded. When people of faith join political debates, they must welcome those democratic virtues that promote the common good: prudence, reason, compromise - and a realization that politics can't usher in the kingdom of heaven."
Amen!
Thanks to Jesus Politics for pointing out this column.
He takes both conservative and liberal religious leaders to task for using strong religious language to justify political decisions. He writes:
"A completely secular public square is neither possible nor desirable; democracy needs the moral ballast of religion. But a partisan campaign to enlist the sacred is equally wrongheaded. When people of faith join political debates, they must welcome those democratic virtues that promote the common good: prudence, reason, compromise - and a realization that politics can't usher in the kingdom of heaven."
Amen!
Thanks to Jesus Politics for pointing out this column.
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