Sunday, April 10, 2016

Finished "It’s OK To Say God"

Finally got around to reading It’s OK to Say God: Prelude to a Constitutional Renaissance by Tad Armstrong. I was pleasantly surprised by Armstrong's viewpoint.

Here's a quote from Armstrong on page 319 of his book...
There is a place for religion in the public square. It is that narrow place where the freedom of speech and the freedom to exercise one's religion trump governmental intrusion into a holy domain. It is a president's personal right to add "so help me God" to his oath and, so long as public funds are not tapped, it is his right to invite ministers to pray at his inauguration. On the other hand, there is a proper time for religion to distance itself from government for the sake of its own survival.
After finishing this book, I do believe Tad Armstrong avoids the errors that Derek Rishmawy discusses in the article Huckabee and the Heresy of Americanism.

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