Christianity lost America because 20th-century evangelicalism branded itself as the party of faith. By default Secularism (science, university, media) became the party of truth. This is one reason why 70% Christian youth give up meaningful involvement with the church when they grow up.
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Dr Vishal Mangalwadi is a Indian Philosopher who recently spoke at the ACL’s National Conference. The ACL’s Katherine Spackman asked Dr Mangalwadi about the history of the conscience vote.
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I remember when the BBC’s Christopher Hitchens published his derogatory attack on Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

An ex-radical feminist from California, Professor Mary Poplin, was there with Mother Teresa on a personal spiritual quest and expressed concern to the Mother about his argument that her mission to the poor should not be given any more money.

Mother Teresa replied, “Oh, the book. Yes, well I haven’t read it at all, but I know it. Some sisters have read it. Ask them. It matters not, he is forgiven.” (Finding Calcutta, IVP Books, 2008, see pp.114-117)
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The Manuwadis have very good reasons for hating Lord Macaulay. It is a fact that the India Penal Code (IPC) that Macaulay drafted in 1837 is not Indian. It may have rescued the downtrodden from Manu’s oppressive law, and together with his Minute on Education (1835) it may have set India on a course that could make us the greatest nation on earth. Yet, the truth is that the IPC is alien to Hindu culture. That is why it is not working very well. It could just be a matter of time before we mess up Macaulay’s Penal Code so badly that it becomes a worthless burden.
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