Every day powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the fabric of society.

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Every day powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the fabric of society.

They openly aim to undermine democracy, freedom and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social justice, cultural creativity and scientific progress.

Every day powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the fabric of society. They openly aim to undermine democracy, freedom and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social justice, cultural creativity and scientific progress. Unless these destructive forces are confronted, and defeated, we shall be dragged back into a 2 nd dark age.

Every day powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the fabric of society. They openly aim to undermine democracy, freedom and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social justice, cultural creativity and scientific progress. Unless these destructive forces are confronted, and defeated, we shall be dragged back into a 2 nd dark age. The “Enlightened” world has been blind to this threat and will have to wake up if the Enlightenment is to be saved.

Every day we hear evidence that powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the very fabric of global society.

These forces are openly aiming to undermine the democratic principles, personal freedoms and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social, cultural and scientific progress.

Every day we hear evidence that powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the very fabric of global society. These forces are openly aiming to undermine the democratic principles, personal freedoms and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social, cultural and scientific progress. Unless this advancing destructive tide of irrationality is confronted, and defeated decisively, the world will be dragged back into a second dark age.

Every day we hear evidence that powerful forces, which depend on dogma for their authority, are insinuating themselves into the very fabric of global society. These forces are openly aiming to undermine the democratic principles, personal freedoms and rational freethinking which have combined to create our modern, “Enlightened” humanitarian society and are necessary for social, cultural and scientific progress. Unless this advancing destructive tide of irrationality is confronted, and defeated decisively, the world will be dragged back into a second dark age. The “Enlightened” world has been blind to this threat and will have to wake up if the Enlightenment is to be saved.