To prevent discussion of any other explanations of human origins is hardly what I would expect from open-minded educators.
Tony CampoloThere is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive.
Tony CampoloRelegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
Tony CampoloWhat is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.
Tony Campolo