Radical Atheist » government http://radicalatheist.com think about it Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:32:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Fear, Atheism, and Politics Play Role in Evangelical Manifesto http://radicalatheist.com/2008/05/14/fear-atheism-and-politics-play-role-in-evangelical-manifesto/ http://radicalatheist.com/2008/05/14/fear-atheism-and-politics-play-role-in-evangelical-manifesto/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 02:27:14 +0000 Jack http://radicalatheist.com/?p=45 Xong has posted a very astute review of the recently released Evangelical Manifesto on his blog, Obtuse Word.

The recent Evangelical Manifesto is all about politics and fear. Despite claiming to depoliticize the religion the document actually plays on Christianity’s fear of atheism in the US in order to manipulate American politics. The Manifesto, written by Os Guinness, portrays two opposing possibilities for religious discourse in American society, the “naked public square” and the “civil public square.” Guinness presents the two possible choices for the future of America, one being the right path, the other disastrous for America. He warns of dangers of the “naked” public square, which according to the Evangelical Manifesto, is completely devoid of religion or spirituality in public life. In contrast the document promotes a so-called “civil” public square, which would allow for expression of religion and spirituality in the public domain.

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