tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933519781770237941.post8315928885259711433..comments2023-07-19T03:55:53.082-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist Journal: Romeny's Speech on ReligionAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933519781770237941.post-17656819548871791142007-12-06T17:26:00.000-07:002007-12-06T17:26:00.000-07:00It turns out he explicitly attacked secularism (as...It turns out he explicitly attacked secularism (as a "religion" of all things). He also said you cannot have freedom without religion.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933519781770237941.post-62128725620852283332007-12-06T11:48:00.000-07:002007-12-06T11:48:00.000-07:00I would guess that he would focus on secularists r...I would guess that he would focus on secularists rather than atheists. Secularists implicitly means atheist to the GOPs base, but it is explicitly broader so that even devout evangelicals like Jimmy Carter who firmly believe in church/state separation fall under the attack. Using "secularist" as code for atheist is a way to gradually shift the meaning of the word, slowly redefining "Christian" to mean Religious Right movement conservative Republican.<BR/><BR/>It's quite an insidious use of language.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.com