Apr 10
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Position Statement – Why the Name “ChristianGovernance?”
1. To confront the fears of many Christians to referencing Christianity in public policy discussion.
2. To open the door for inclusion of the Christian foundations for truth and interpretation in public policy discussion.
3. To demonstrate the rationality of Christianity by drawing the links between Christian truth/faith and the rational positions on public policy issues across the spectrum of disciplines, including economics, sociology, aesthetics and political theory.
4. To confront and reject the bigotry of those who claim or imply that explicit Christianity is a) illegitimate in the public square or b) incapable of offering a serious contribution to academic or public policy debate.
5. To encourage Christians not to be afraid of being Christians in Canada’s public square.
6. To introduce the idea that there is a distinctly Christian view on, or approach to, government, social order and public policy.
7. This position does not require explicit reference to the Bible with everything that is said in the public square.
8. This position is not inherently hostile to those people and organizations that are Christian, but choose not to be explicitly Christian in much of their public testimony.
9. This position is hostile to the notion that to be credible in the public square, one has to avoid explicitly Christian argumentation.
10. ChristianGovernance uses the language of Christianity in public policy discussion so as to systematically desensitize people to explicitly Christian politics and theory, hoping to overcome the irrational fear many have towards public Christianity.