It must be remembered that
religion (s) are one
of the largest service industries on earth and millions
of people make their living
off of peddling their
particular brand, including the author
of the article (what earthly use is a professor
of theology).
«Whenever... preachers, instead
of a lesson in
religion, put [their congregation]
off with a discourse on the Copernican system, on chemical affinities, on the construction
of government, or the characters or conduct
of those administering it, it is a breach
of contract, depriving their audience
of the kind
of service for which they are salaried, and giving them, instead
of it, what they did not want, or, if wanted, would rather seek from better sources in that
particular art
of science.»