At this particular moment in the American experience, whoever undertakes a regular column concerning religion and religious topics has to recognize that the field is mined and booby-trapped for the unwary.
From the start, he can wield a reliably sectarian cudgel. In that case, he can carry on a harmless dialogue with himself and perhaps with some fellow sectarian sympathizers. But, at the slightest temptation, he will quite willingly beat the back off anyone who disagrees with him. This is easy and (for him) can be enjoyable. But it relegates him to one small dark corner where blood is shed and love never shines.
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