America after Paris: 16 Dumb and Terrifying Ideas
Who’s to blame for Paris? Looks like Ed Snowden, every foreigner and Muslim, and the entire Bill of Rights.
Tag: religion
Do you “believe” evolution? You should.
be·lief – biˈlēf/ – noun 1. an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction. There’s a popular meme among promoters of evolution that gets on my nerves, both as a matter of strategy and as a matter of fact. It’s a kind of … Continued
Atheist Churches? Forget About It.
Non-belief isn’t a sound basis for a community.
Whither God: Is Religion Fading In America?
Is religion on the decline? That’s what several recent polls seem to indicate. Today, a record 1 in 5 Americans say they do not belong to any religion; among those under 30, it’s more like 1 in 3. But Rodney Stark, co-director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, disagrees. In an op-ed in … Continued
Quote Files: James Madison on Christianity: ‘Superstition, Bigotry, and Persecution’
The Founding Fathers are always everyone’s top choice when looking to bolster their argument, and despite being a generally skeptical lot (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Paine, and Franklin were deists), they are frequently and inaccurately invoked by the religious to support the claim that “America was founded as a Christian nation.” But despite so many irreligious … Continued