The Religious Test

Explore the role of religious beliefs in politics with this thought-provoking manifesto. Can a candidate's faith be off-limits to public scrutiny? Damon Linker challenges this idea and outlines why certain religious beliefs are incompatible with high office or active citizenship in a democracy. With clear explanations and a political litmus test, he explores the complicated interrelations between churches and states, arguing for the importance of a religiously tolerant society. Linker urges believers and atheists to act with greater civility in the public sphere, offering a carefully charted road map for doing so.