by Further thoughts on the alleged parallel between opposition to the planned Islamic center (Park51) near Ground Zero and opposition about ten years ago to the building of a convent and the erection of crosses next to the Auschwitz death camps: I wrote in my first post that the relevant question in neither case should be [...]
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When opposition began to get stirred up to the planned Islamic cultural center near (not at!) Ground Zero, I thought the objections were intolerant, and even silly. Then I was stopped short by the comparison, made by the ADL and others, between opposition to the center and Jewish opposition about ten years ago — opposition [...]
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by “This is a Christian nation.” Assertions like this one, referring not to any officially designated faith but to something like the nation’s ethos or political culture or theological presuppositions, were common in the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, similar claims were made (and they still are), but the “Christian” was often changed to “Judeo-Christian.” Many find all such assertions implausible or objectionable, of course. But for the sort of view that is being advanced, is “Judeo-Christian” an improvement over “Christian”?
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by At times during American history, some Christians have proposed that the United States declare itself “a Christian nation” through monuments, symbols, and official designation. We occasionally hear such proposals today. Such a designation would unjustly alienate many non-Christian citizens, but I believe that there are also theological reasons for Christians to oppose such a move. [...]
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