“A bishop friend who is known for his advocacy of controversial positions says his rule of thumb when uncertain about which course to choose is "Go with the future." Had he lived in Germany in 1932 and followed that rule… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
“The deeper truth is that reform, if it is real reform, is an exercise of love. Prophecy, if it is real prophecy, is an… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
In legal parlance, that is called 'the rational person test,' ... That's where somebody else says, 'Even though we have no idea what this… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
One would like to believe that people who think of themselves as devout Christians would also behave in a manner that is in according… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
If a church offers no truth that is not available in the general culture - in, for instance, the editorials of the New York… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
One must never underestimate the profound bigotry and anti-intellectualism and intolerance and illiberality of liberalism. — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
All my life I have prayed to God that I should remain religiously orthodox, culturally conservative, politically liberal and economically pragmatic. — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
“In recent decades, "pluralism" has become something of a buzzword. It is variously employed. Often it is used to argue that no normative ethic,… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
Consumerism is, quite precisely, the consuming of life by the things consumed. It is living in a manner that is measured by having rather… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
Whatever else the religious Right may be, it is a bonanza for its opponents... Reports of the great terror that is upon us are… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
The vicissitudes of history, however, have not dissuaded them from their earnest search for a "third way" between socialism and capitalism, namely socialism — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
“In other words, every party will be permitted to contend for their truths so long as they acknowledge that they are their truths, and… — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with potential for both good and evil as any other phenomenon. — Richard John Neuhaus Copy Share Image
