03.31.06

Neuhaus book

Posted in Booknotes at 9:15 pm by nemo

Review and expose of Father Richard John Neuhaus’ new book. He is one of the hidden forces behind the ID movement. The review, not free online, “insists America is essentially a Christian country” with a “critical examination of a religious radical”.

THE CHRISTIANIZING OF AMERICA.
Without a Doubt
by Damon Linker
Post date 03.24.06 | Issue date 04.03.06

Liberal modernity exasperates traditional religion. It fosters a pluralism that denies any one faith the power to organize the whole of social life. It teaches that public authorities must submit to the consent of those over whom they aspire to rule, thereby undermining the legitimacy of all forms of absolutism. It employs the systematic skepticism of the scientific method to settle important questions of public policy. It encourages the growth of the capitalist marketplace, which unleashes human appetites and gives individuals the freedom to choose among an ever-expanding range of ways to satisfy them….

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