Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris
Sam Harris is absolutely certain about one thing: religion must be rejected from all aspects of public and private life. In his atheistic absolutism, Harris is more like his opposition than he realizes. Like the faithful that he despises, he proves himself an absolutist with no room for debate. He is certain of that which he cannot “prove” – the complete and utter absence of God. He can no more “prove” this than a theist can “prove” the existence of God, but with unrelenting zeal and absolute commitment (the kind that can only be described as “religious”), Harris defends the undefendable and damns all those who disagree. Harris apparently does not realize that he is using the misguided tactics of the fundamentalist pastors he despises. Even worse, like them, he fails to recognize that the way he presents his argument limits his audience. In other words, he’s preaching to the choir! For my extended analysis of this book, click HERE.