I am very thankful that David Limbaugh wrote this book. It is getting notice in evangelical Christian circles. It should get more from others.
I am convinced that a constitutional ammendment is needed to “clarify” the first ammendment’s so called “establishment clause.” The ammendment needs to make it clear that this “clause” was placed ONLY to keep the new government from establishing an American equivalent of the Church of England. Its purpose was to protect individual freedom of religious belief, expression of religious belief, and practice of religious belief. It was NEVER intended as a “freedom FROM religion” unless it is coercive form. Meaning that if I say “God Bless You” I have NOT violated the establishment clause or any first ammendment rights....that is NOT establishing a “state church.” You DO NOT have an inherrent right to be totally free from religion in society and public life. Now if I forced you to say “God Bless You” to me....that would be a violation of the first ammendment....especially if the government backed my “forcing you” to make a religious expression.
Anyway, the courts have gotten the religion part of the first ammendment wrong for years. Having a scholl pray or posting the Ten Commandments does not truly violate a persons first ammendment rights. However, not allowing prayer or posting of the Ten Commandments most definitely IS a violation....IF the courts would get it right in light of the original thinking of the founders.
The difference between Christianity and most other religions (with Judaism being an exception) is that Christianity is based upon historical events which actually occurred. Real people, real events, in other words historical truth.
“His book assembles like a legal brief establishing empirical evidence for the existence of Christ and the validity of the Bible as the Word of God..”
Sounds like the “Case for Christ”, written by Lee Strobel quite a while ago.