According to the philosopher [Habermas], religions can fully and rightfully participate in the democratic process on three conditions: renouncing the monopoly of truth, accepting the authority of science and the public primacy of lay/secular law.

This isn't really a representative quote, but it's one I found compelling... this article gets at least a silver star.

Also, it's worth reading the other articles in this series, collected here.

Reset - Dialogues on Civilizations | East-West-Democracy