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Ronald A. Lindsay
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“secularism should be understood as the view that: government should not involve itself with religious matters; religious doctrine should play no role in shaping public policy or in the discourse about public policy; and religious institutions and beliefs should not enjoy a privileged position within society.”
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
“We can’t possibly shape a coherent public policy based on shared norms if substantial segments of the population insist that divine communications are the only basis for morality, whether those communications come from a burning bush, some self-designated prophet, or a rock in a hat. Secularism and a secular, common morality provide the only sound, rational basis for public policy.”
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
“There are prerequisites for democratic discourse to be successful: people must be willing to discuss the issues, provide reasons for their views, and be open to persuasion; and, in addition, the participants in the discussion must be able to analyze, evaluate, and debate the reasons that others offer for their views. In other words, there must be a commitment to reason together in terms everyone can understand. That is not possible if religious doctrines are offered as a justification for public policy positions—not in a country that is religiously pluralistic and includes a significant number of nonbelievers.”
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
― The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can't Tell Us What to Do
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