Increase in No Religion?

[Hamilton02 at aol.com]

I think the obligation runs both ways.  The religious individual's  claim 
from faith should be treated with respect, and the facts indicate that  such 
claims are not only treated with respect at this time in history, but  
extraordinary respect (if one includes within the concept of respect political  power).  
 
At the same time, a religious individual has to know that a claim with no  
concurrent explanation as to why the proposed policy is good for  others or the 
polity as a whole, is not likely to carry the day by  itself.  
 
Marci
 
In a message dated 8/7/2005 5:56:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
francis.beckwith at mac.com writes:

All that I am suggesting is that religious claims are of a wide  variety, 
some depending on revelation (as you correctly suggest) and others  that depend 
on arguments whose premises do not appeal to such notions.  What I am saying is 
that a religious claim should not be dismissed out  of hand, but the 
arguments offered for it assessed on their merits.  

Frank




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