Comments on: David Cameron on Religious Freedom versus “Moral Neutrality”

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:46:52 +0000

i had meant to comment some more on this topic but didn’t have the time until today. why america can’t produce leaders who talk like david cameron is a fantastic question.

perhaps it has to do with the relative age of the two countries. america is a child of the enlightenment whereas england can’t quite shake off its pre-modern roots no matter how hard she tries…. any other thoughts?

By: Mark Tan

Mark Tan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:56:37 +0000

‘just as our language and culture is steeped in the Bible, so too is our politics. From human rights and equality to our constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy…’ – David Cameron

I guess, from this we can see that the democratic project began way before the Enlightenment, it is rooted in biblical religion, in Jerusalem.

Equality – due to the fact that we are all made in the image of God.

Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy – due to the fact that since we are equal, one should not be made an unwilling subject of another.

Fundamental rights – are inalienable due to the ontological view of man that biblical religion has proposed.

By: Greg Forster

Greg Forster — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:58:12 +0000

Oops! I got it right in the title but not the text. Thanks for catching that!

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:53:08 +0000

prime minister “james” cameron? i thought he was the “king of the world.”