[Vision2020] News Article

Doug Jones credenda@moscow.com
Tue, 13 May 2003 09:27:39 -0400


Wayne Fox noticed and noted:

> He [Smith] said the Laneys were a "very stable, loving family," and
the
> suspect has no history of mental illness [except deeply held religious
> convictions one might conclude from the facts given]

Notice how what Wayne does *not* say is far more revealing than what he
does say. Why is it that Wayne-sorts could never dream of posting a
crime story that would even hint that secularism could be false, e.g.,
Wayne commenting, "Scott Peterson's alleged murder of his wife shows
that his secularism is abnormal and dangerous to society." 

Secularism is utterly unquestionable in the modern world. It just
couldn't be false. It is the air and the sun. That is a close-mindedness
never imagined by religious folks. Americans are well-trained in what
supposedly falsifies religious outlooks. What counts against secularism?
Imagine if you can. 

Secularism is held so dogmatically that its defenders can't even imagine
that the world could be otherwise. Let's call this Fundamentalist
Secularism. It is the deepest American creed and a favorite of Vision
2020.

Doug Jones