I liked McKibben's piece, especially its pricking of conscience on works of mercy as Jesus demanded in the parable of the sheep and goats in Matt 25. However, for the reasons set out here I did not consider the article got to the root of the American problem. It was especially surprising that the pa...

Hi ChrisThank you for drawing attention to this discussion again. May I say, I am not concerned about my reputation as I know my view is complex and goes against the grain for both atheists and fundamentalists. As someone said we have to bear our cross... I was not asking you to delete your previous...