Human rights are direct fruits of monotheism.

From: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: April 13, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Mary A. Jacobs

Could monotheism be the root of all evil? Since Sept. 11, the idea seems to have gained some momentum. Los Angeles Times critic Jonathan Kirsch argues that monotheism has a "dark side" that can justify killing in the name of God. Gore Vidal has called monotheism "the great evil." Christopher Hitchens called Judaism, Christianity and Islam "the real axis of evil."

Author Os Guinness has been taking on the critics of monotheism. He spoke recently with the Dallas Morning News. Here are excerpts:

Q: To paraphrase some of its critics, monotheism by ...

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