What do I think of the Enlightenment? I think it would be A Very Good Idea
More secularism strikes back from Catharine Bennett in today's Guardian: How atheists can swing this spiritual election:
In the absence of a mainstream, faith-free political party, the secular community may have no choice but to emulate the pious one, testing local candidates individually on a variety of "key issues", from the repealing of blasphemy laws to the presumed location of Noah's ark. Lengthy as it is, this method at least makes it less likely that you will cast a vote for someone who thinks you should go to hell.
In the absence of a mainstream, faith-free political party, the secular community may have no choice but to emulate the pious one, testing local candidates individually on a variety of "key issues", from the repealing of blasphemy laws to the presumed location of Noah's ark. Lengthy as it is, this method at least makes it less likely that you will cast a vote for someone who thinks you should go to hell.