Many people think religious convictions should be kept out of the public square, arguing (among other things) that religion is irrational. Religious people might do some good (it is conceded) but religious belief cannot be reconciled with serious moral reasoning. 

Not only is this wrong, argues Angus Ritchie, it is the very opposite of the truth. Belief in God, as he contends in From Goodness to God, provides a better foundation for moral reasoning than atheism.

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