Religious Displays and Status Competition

[Robert O'brien]

> Is the Ten Commandments issue about "Christian Triumphalism?" Or is it
> about "Secular Triumphalism?"
>

According to the version used--remember that the Protestant and Catholic
versions are different--it is more likely a choice between "Protestant
Triumphalism," "Roman Catholic Triumphalism," and "Separation of Church and
State Triumphalism."

Considering the recent thread on the persecution of Christians in other
countries--(I remember reading three years ago of a family in Pakistan that
was murdered by someone on a motor scooter while they were waiting at a bus
stop to go to their blasphemy trial)--it seems to me that separation of
church and state triumphalism is something worth protecting.

Bob O'Brien
obrien at academ.wvwc.edu