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There ought to be an oath for parents and pastors like the oath doctors take, based on Hippocrates: “Make a habit of two things — to help, or at least to do no harm.” I’m a parent and pastor, and I should know.
It’s either wishful thinking or willful error to say America is “a Christian nation.” Worse, those who make that claim raise the suspicion that they trying to gain some public advantage for their faith.
You can’t answer this question in a vacuum. And, in spite of the marvels of the Internet as a forum for ideas, that’s what we have here. At the end of the day, the answer that matters is the answer of anyone who thinks the question is important enough to struggle over, to inquire into and think about deeply.
Down here on the ground, where ordinary people try to practice and think about their faith, we know a little about atheists. We respect them. They are often us.
What Islam Really Says About Violence, Rights and Other Religions
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