Letter to the Editor

FHT (my local newspaper), 4 Oct 2006

Sent 29 Sep 2006, published in 4 Oct 06 issue "Corrective Book"

Dear Editor,

Responding to [my fellow resident]'s suggestion (9/27 letters "To Turn the Tide") to read Kevin Phillips' "American Theocracy," I'd like to suggest as a corrective to his standard left-liberal portrayal of religion (esp. Christianity) as the enemy of good government (and everything that's good) Rodney Stark's recent book "The Victory of Reason: How Christianity led to Freedom, Capitalism and Western Success." Especially during election season, its extremely important that Americans clearly understand the source of our many blessings and the forces that threaten them. Thanks for your always interesting letters section.

Steven P. Sawyer