The Decline And Fall Of The Modern

Religious Belief, Like History Itself, Is A Story That Is Always Unfolding, Always Subject To Inquiry And Ripe For Questioning. For Without Doubt There Is No Faith.

It Is True That Traditional Christianity Is Losing Some Of Its Appeal Among Americans, But That Is A Religious, Not Political, Matter. It Is Worth Remembering That The Jeffersonian 'wall Of Separation' Between Church And State Has Always Been Intended To Protect The Church From The State As Much As The State From The Church.

Scripture Is Not Inerrant; Believers Are Called To Interpret Biblical Texts In Light Of Tradition And Reason.

History Tells Us That America Does Best When The Private Sector Is Energetic And Entrepreneurial And The Government Is Attentive And Engaged. Who Among Us, Really, Would, Looking Back, Wish To Edit Out Either Sphere At The Entire Expense Of The Other?

America Has Long Raised Political And Cultural Cognitive Dissonance To An Art Form. We Are Capable Of Living With Enormous Inequality And Injustice While Convincing Ourselves That We Are In Fact Moving Toward What Churchill Called The "broad, Sun-lit Uplands."