”Further,they interpreted the court’sphrase“re-ligion of secularism”literally, imaginingthat it wasaplain description of an an-alogue to theistic religions,rather thanametaphor for overreaction by the state:“Secularism”is nontheistic and“humanism”is secular because it excludes the basic ...
These passions are worth careful examination, particularly as they have long been married to America’s many denominational Christianities. I think it is noteworthy that one of the most prominent 19th century American inventions was Mormonism. There, we have the case of a religious inventor (Josep...