The Revolt against Our Public Culture

Here we go again. In 1984, the Democrats have presented us with one preacher (Jesse Jackson), one former divinity student (Gary Hart), and two sons of ministers (George McGovern and Walter Mondale). Words like “conscience” and “soul” light up the air above this darkling plain, while President Reagan is leading the charge to “bring God back to our public schools.”

If I were not a Christian, I would be even more alarmed. A rather large majority seems to see the United States as “a Christian nation.” Would that make non-Christians less than first-class citizens?

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Michael Novak

Michael Novak was a Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.

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Here we go again. In 1984, the Democrats have presented us with one preacher (Jesse Jackson), one former divinity student (Gary Hart), and two sons of ministers (George McGovern and Walter Mondale). Words like “conscience” and “soul” light up the air above this darkling plain, while President Reagan is leading the charge to “bring God back to our public schools.”

If I were not a Christian, I would be even more alarmed. A rather large majority seems to see the United States as “a Christian nation.” Would that make non-Christians less than first-class citizens?