I believe that when and only when Christians publicly assert this issue, the futility of unbelief and the policies of unbelief will be made evident, evil exposed, virtuous policies advanced, and the republic preserved. Sincerely, Joseph Dunn Des Moines Dear Joseph, Everyone would like to find a simple answer to our political problems. You have come up with the Bible. Ernesto Cardenal all invoke the Bible as a moral authority. So even if all Americans adopted the Bible as their moral authority, we would have the same political conflicts and disputes.
Religion is about the saving of souls.
Politics is the art of the possible in this flawed world. To confuse the two historically has led to terrible tragedies. First Thoughts Hi David, Reporting in from deep in enemy territory, i.e. an east coast campus. In The Communist Left, edited by Judy Kaplan and Linn Shapiro, University of Illinois Press, 1998. Well, I thought, some more second thoughts by someone like David.