Jack Phillips' Column    drag divider to resize column

  A STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCES  

The following list of grievances is not directed at any particular Christian denomination or at the body of Christianity as a whole; it is directed at what I will refer to as the American Christian Culture, not a theology per se, but rather a loosely organized set of politics and practices commonly justified under the auspices of Christianity.

1. The American Christian Culture has repeatedly, willfully, and without remorse sought to hinder the instruction of America's youth.

2. It has willfully and knowingly disseminated false information regarding the nature and practices of Science in an attempt to protect its own teleological foundations.

3. It has sought to impose its own theological standards and restrictions upon the larger community by having those standards and restrictions passed into civil law.

4. It endorses the practice of evangelicalism, a policy inherently disrespectful to those with differing beliefs.

[click here to e-mail your comments]
[Selected comments, and responses to these, will be published here]