Who Needs Religious Moderation?
January, 2005
According to Gallup, 35 percent of Americans believe the Bible is the literal and inerrant word of the creator of the universe. Another 48 percent believe it is the "inspired" word of the same--still inerrant, though some of its passages must be interpreted symbolically. Only 17 percent doubt that a personal god has authored this text or, for that matter, has created the earth, with its 250,000 species of beetles. If polls are to be trusted, nearly 230 million Americans believe a book...
