The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.

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If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In...

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can...

The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They...

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

As a theist I believe that God exists and that God creates.

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

No doubt it is true that science cannot study God, but it hardly follows that...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

Most importantly, I agree that the truth of these matters should be determined by interpretation...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and...

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...

The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that...

In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific...

In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific...

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic...

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith...

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it...

The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

Although I insist that God has always had the power to intervene directly in nature...

According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system...

According to the scientific naturalist version of cosmic history, nature is a permanently closed system...

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain...

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...

Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly...