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Keeping Religion Out of Public Policy

In his new book, Letter to a Christian Nation, Sam Harris advocates keeping religion out of public policy. He calls religion the biggest obstacle to a rational public discourse. In the first of a two-part series on religion and politics, Harris discusses his book.

Sam Harris, author of Letter to a Christian Nation (2006, Knopf)

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