Because America as a nation never had an official church, the United States avoided the strident anticlericalism that characterized the European Enlightenment. But increasingly, some strains of secularism and humanism that have always been a part of the mix of American toleration of different beliefs have become increasingly shrill and strident. They have found a platform within an expanding administrative state, within some professional associations and within the academy. They are not trying to deny rights to worship, but they do pose an increasingly potent threat to the legitimacy of belief as a basis for decision-making in public or professional affairs. Those who cherish their constitutional liberties need to be aware of these threats.
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Again the DNews continues to confuse religious popularity with religious freedom. It isn't that secular interests are trying to destroy you, it's that fewer people are choosing religion and more people are choosing to be non-religious. More..
I think the problem here is a difference of opinion as to what constitutes "religious liberty."
What you seem to refer to as "secular interests" others would call "basic constitutional rights."
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"Are we really a nation that believes that a person can be forced to destroy life just because the White House tells them to?"
Well, clearly, yes we are. If the government orders the military to go to war those people are being More..