Albert Mohler: Back to Polytheism?
-- Some Moderns See Monotheism as Menace
Friday, November 02, 2007

These strange times now witness encouragements to turn from monotheism back to ancient forms of polytheism. The argument is that monotheism -- belief that there is only one God -- inevitably leads to division, hatreds, and moral judgment.

This argument landed squarely on the pages of The Los Angeles Times in recent days through an opinion article written by Mary Lefkowitz, professor emerita at Wellesley College. She gets right to the point: "Prominent secular and atheist commentators have argued lately that religion "poisons" human life and causes endless violence and suffering. But the poison isn't religion; it's monotheism." the rest