
EI Weekly Listen – Adrian Wooldridge on the return of religion
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We Live in a World That Is Not Necessary
The return of god also demands a revision of our thinking about political power. Most foreign policy specialists have not woken up to this fact. This is the thinking of america's founding fathers, drawing on such liberal giants as john locke and david hume. They wanted to make sure that religion did not bring same problems to the new world with its combustible variety of sects and faiths. The best way to do this was to build a wall between faith and power.
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