Bill Moyers is truly one of the most important leaders of our age. Once again he speaks the truth with passion and authenticity.

THIS IS A TIME of testing – for people of faith and for people who believe in democracy. How do we nurture the healing side of religion over the killing side ? How do we protect the soul of democracy against the contagion of a triumphali st theology in the service of an imperial state? At stake is America’s role in the world. At stake is the very character of the American Experiment – whether “we, the people” is the political incarnation of a spiritual truth – one nation , indivisible – or a stupendous fraud.

Go read the whole article which is adapted from a keynote speech Moyers gave at Call to Renewal’s Pentecost 2004 conference this May in Washington, D.C .