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Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.

Religious relativism is not the answer to disagreement between faiths; yet relativism, and a blurring of religious distinctions, all too often result when two deeply believing faith communities engage each other in the public arena on theological issues.

The proper reply to right wing religiosity is not to insist that politics and religion don't mix. This is the stock response of the left.

Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments.

Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the church is often labeled today as fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and swept along by every wind of teaching, look like the only attitude acceptable to today's standards.

Apparent contradictions between religion and science often have been the basis of bitter controversy. Such differences are to be expected as long as human understanding remains provisional and fragmentary.

Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong.

Religion deals in certainties and philosophy deals more in un-answered questions.

Religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.

Atheism is a moral position - a rather rigid one, if you've ever read the opinions of its highest-profile espousers, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins.