Reader comments: Stephen Prothero's religious literacy quiz
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Fr. August Busch | 8:57 p.m. Aug. 29, 2007
Congratulations to Prof. Stephen Prothero! He has stated many ideas and ideals that have long been neglected in education and pilitical society, especially in our country as it travels on the road of secularism. Let us pray that our citizens will return to the Christianity of our founding Documents. I must admit -I missed the question on Hinduism and the setails on the varioius numbering of the Ten Commandments.
What? | 11:21 a.m. Nov. 7, 2007
I think Prof Prothero would disagree with you. Fundamentalist Christianity was not the religion of founding fathers like Jefferson and Franklin. These documents you speak of require a seperation of church and state. And Prof. Prothero himself urges education and understanding of all world religions, especially in the American context, not a "return to the Christianity of our founding documents." For further understanding of Prothero's views please read "Religious Literacy" or "American Jesus" before you support a false claim.
JSD | 9:17 p.m. June 21, 2008
Our founding documents do not require separation of church and state. They require that the federal government stay out of religion, which our founders viewed as a state issue. That might not be Prof Prothero's view, but it was the founders'.
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Gina Gamba | 5:09 p.m. June 24, 2008
The Constitution calls for Congress to neither support nor hinder the establishment of religion or free practice thereof. That, in effect, equals complete non-involvement and separation of church and state.
Kudos to Modesto, CA schools for emphasizing understanding in religion and here's hoping that young people will grow up in love and respect of ALL people and themselves.
Kudos to Modesto, CA schools for emphasizing understanding in religion and here's hoping that young people will grow up in love and respect of ALL people and themselves.
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