Jon Rowe has a very interesting and provocative essay at Positive Liberty that ties together the views of the leading founding fathers in terms of humanizing Christianity with our modern dealings with radical Islam. I'm not going to attempt to explain his thesis, but I urge you to go over and read the whole thing. It's quite thought-provoking.
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Rowe on the Founders, Christianity and Islam
Posted on: May 22, 2007 9:01 AM, by Ed Brayton
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Thanks for pointing this out! I read it, and was immediately struck by the strong parallels to the disputes we are now having in various science related blogs concerning the attitude we take to religion.
Amongst unbelievers, some folks seem to see religion as intrinsically opposed to science. Others see religion as compatible with science, as long as it is the right kind of religion. The latter group seem do being trying something like the Founding father were trying with respect to religion and the secular humanistic values of the enlightenment.
It is intriguing and a tad ironic, is it not, that religion in the USA now has so much impact on social and political life -- much more than any other first world country, I think. I've also written up some longer thoughts precipated by this essay at Should we promote tolerant religion, in my own blog.
Posted by: Chris Ho-Stuart | May 22, 2007 2:00 PM