The Failure of Secularism

INTRODUCTION

“How’s that working for you?” For decades, this has been a catchphrase for the popular TV counselor known as Dr. Phil which he employs to help people realize their dysfunctional behavior. “How’s that working for you,” forces the individual to self-evaluate; to recognize that their status quo isn’t working at all.

For decades, America has experimented with secularism; the idea that our public life can be governed apart from or uninformed by religion. In …