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

In China we can criticize Darwin but not the government. In America you can criticize the government but not Darwin.

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence.

In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is effectively outlawed, and implicitly negated.

Modernist discourse [...] incorporates semantic devices - such as the labeling of theism as 'religion' and naturalism as 'science' - that work to prevent a dangerous debate over fundamental assumptions from breaking out in the open.

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.