Post Tagged with: "public morality"

by Matthew P. Cavedon: “…when the floodwaters of the world are out, as they are today, it will not suffice to be borne along by the current, singing hallelujah to the river god.”—Russell Kirk Something has happened to sex. It has always been a very important part of the human […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: Religion continues to take a beating in the political arena.  In the wake of Governor Brewer’s recent veto of the Arizona law providing legal protections to business owners who, for deeply held religious convictions, refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, the political Left has intensified […]

by Matthew P. Cavedon: Less than a month after a military coup saw Egypt’s government arrested for the crime of being too religious, it was interesting to read Tim Reuter and Josh Carlson’s ongoing debate over the future of conservative Christians in American politics. Tim is right that conservative Christians need […]

by Tim Reuter: On December 9, 1931 a democratic government of republicans and socialists passed a liberal constitution to modernize their country. Religion, seen as causing stagnation, was a primary target. The document proclaimed a total separation of church and state, legalized divorce, banned clergy from teaching children, and governed […]

by Josh Carlson: Many on the Religious Right are concerned that the values they hold are reaching their twilight in American society.  The reelection of President Obama and subsequent failures of various conservative causes has caused many to pause, wondering how to be the salt and light of the earth (Matthew […]

Why the Religious Right Needs to Turn Away from Their Preoccupation with Power and Regain Their Moral Legitimacy by Tim Reuter: “There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America” ~Tocqueville, Democracy in America The Religious Right […]