http://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/files/files/Reports/TalkingGod1.pdf
The precise concern of the essay is in a particular aspect of political discourse. The wider
question to which it contributes is, “What kind of religiously-inspired political speech, if
any, is legitimate in a modern liberal democracy?” The narrower question it addresses
head-on is, “Can it ever be legitimate to offer explicitly religious reasons in presenting public
justifications for laws or public policies?”