[anniegetyourgun]

Religious perspectives on current events should not be relegated to the basement. Neither are Christians (such as this author) the ugly stepchild that needs to be hid in the attic.

[Charles Henrickson]

Religious perspectives on current events should not be relegated to the basement. Neither are Christians (such as this author) the ugly stepchild that needs to be hid in the attic.

Thank you! I agree. One of the things I feared when FR split off "Religion" into its own forum was exactly the kind of reaction you are rebutting. Now if we were having a purely "in-house" religious discussion--say, on the intricacies of sacramental theology--then that should properly belong in the "Religion" forum. But here, where biblical/theological perspectives are brought to bear on matters in the public square, then there is no reason why they should not be heard in this forum.