Ross Douthat on Religion in the Public Sphere
“Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide,” counseled Cicero in the first century BCE. “There’s a mean, there’s a happy medium to be struck,” echoes New York Times op-ed columnist Ross Douthat with regard to the separation of church and state. Douthat, the youngest regular op-ed writer in the Gray Lady’s history, argues that American secularism has ample room for public religious displays and discourse. In this installment of Faith Complex, watch Douthat explain to Professor Jacques [...]


