In fact, this entire Post article, in my opinion, is contrived to create a controversy to further dog John Ashcroft. When I occasionally use this column to discuss religious issues, sometimes fellow Christians tell me that Christians should avoid being confrontational. I agree that we should try not to be confrontational about matters of faith if at all possible. On the other hand, Christians and Christianity are under systematic assault by our culture and those who advocate passivity in the face of such attacks are doing nothing to defend the cause they purport to serve. We cannot ignore the problem in the name of collegiality and expect it to go away.
Tolerance is a two-way street.
By refusing to stand up for our rights as Christians, we are inviting further abuse. If our forefathers had adopted that approach this nation would never have been established.