Welcoming Godlessness as “Good”

“The increasing godlessness in America is actually a good thing, to be welcomed and embraced.” 

Those words were written in a Los Angeles Times op-ed on April 2 by Phil Zuckerman, a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College. As recently as two decades ago, a statement like this—one welcoming and embracing godlessness—would not have app…