The call for a return to morality is replacing the gospel. One need only promote “traditional morals” to be warmly welcomed among evangelicals. William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, through a leader in the Catholic [1] Campaign for America, has become a popular speaker among evangelicals because of his stand for traditional values. Evangelicals have praised Bennett’s The Book of Virtues. In his final chapter he presents this destructive delusion:

“There is nothing distinctively Christian…in recognizing that religious faith adds a significant dimension to the moral life…. Faith is a source of discipline and power and meaning in…any major religious creed…. What Paul cites as ‘the fruit of the Spirit’…has its parallels in all the major faiths….”