Christianism

Andrew Sullivan published this piece in Time magazine this week, and it has sparked a number of interesting letters and responses on his blog.

I especially like his response to a reader here. He seems to grasp that "tolerance" is not a virtue or moral value or personal code - it is the fundamental neutrality of our laws in a civil society.

Andrew is using the term "Christianist" to describe those in the Religious Right who are seeking to codify our Christian values into civil law. It's time for moderate Christians to fight back against this trend and show that it is possible - indeed preferable - to tolerate the views and behaviors of others within the context of our laws, which after all should serve the greater good of society, not just a small majority or marginal plurality.