
Religious Literacy
October 20, 2019
The Controversy at Maunakea—Why Science and Religion Need Each Other
According to the astronomers supporting the project, it “will allow us to see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects...
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October 20, 2019
According to the astronomers supporting the project, it “will allow us to see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects...
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August 28, 2019
It’s obvious why journalists are wary of those who offer to trade information for profit— such people are all too likely...
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August 3, 2019
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that a 40-foot-high cross honoring residents of the Maryland town of Bladensburg...
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May 29, 2019
Religion is extremely valuable to society, but only when people are free to examine the subject for themselves and draw the...
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February 7, 2019
It is not “normal” for people to hate each other because they look different, come from a different place or have different...
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January 20, 2019
Probably everyone reading this post has personally observed the large and growing problem of homelessness in the United States....
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October 6, 2018
The venerable phrase “In God We Trust” has survived yet another legal attack and will continue to appear on the bills...
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August 25, 2018
A recently released report by the Pew Research Center showed that Americans are much more likely to be actively religious...
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July 11, 2018
The decision is a victory for the rights of religious groups to uphold standards for membership based on their own religious...
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May 15, 2018
I’ll end with my hope that the people of Indonesia will find an inclusive and fair way to treat all of its rich religious...
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April 16, 2018
A U.S. Appeals Court has recently ruled that a 40-foot high cross located at a busy intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland...
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February 12, 2018
I’m grateful to the contribution Luther made to religious freedom, which helped make it possible for Scientology to be practiced...
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December 12, 2017
I recently read an article in which the author asserted that the purpose of freedom of religion and “separation of church...
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September 13, 2017
A while ago I wrote a post about a squabble in Arizona over whether a humanist could give a benediction to the state legislature...
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June 30, 2017
Many generations of Supreme Court Justices have tried to define the correct balance of church and state.
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June 12, 2017
The Austrian Parliament recently passed a law banning women from wearing garments that cover their face s. As is the norm...
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June 3, 2017
An atheist member of the Arizona legislature caused a small stir recently when she offered up a humanist invocation calling...
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March 27, 2017
When I read about the European Court’s decision to uphold the firing of a Muslim woman for wearing a headscarf, what came...
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