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Unreasonable Doubt: Vincent Bugliosi Defends Agnosticism

By Eric Reitan

…etty confident of a person’s guilt, reasonable doubt is enough to set them free. Or at least that’s how things work in the context of the criminal justice system. On a more personal level, the presumption may well go the other way. Suppose the accused is your Uncle Jack. And suppose the crime he is accused of is child molestation. In the face of uncertainty—in the face of the prosecution being unable to establish Jack’s guilt beyond a reasonable d…

A ‘Vows’ Piece in ‘The Times’ Shows How Doctrinaire Christian Celibacy Has Become Compared to its Ancient Roots

By Joseph Amar

…to marry, or whether to marry at all. They too were known as ‘Holy Ones.’ What’s important to note is that whether they were life-long virgins or temporary ‘Holy Ones,’ Covenanters were not the forerunners of monks and nuns. They didn’t form separate communities or live apart from everyday Christians. They stayed with their families and did what other people their age did—with the exception, of course, of sexual contact. The chaste life, whether p…

Play to Extinction: Religious Groups Unite Against Predatory Gambling

By Frederick Clarkson

…ly,” said Laura Everett. ”We are going to sacrifice our citizens. We know that there are people in Massachusetts who will become addicted. What Patrick is saying is ‘you are expendable.’” While the trend in the industry is towards increasing predatory practices, Everett says that the “nostalgic view of the slot machine” leaves many people unaware of their malignant role at the center of the gambling industry, or that without slots there would be f…

A Religion Scholar Gets It Wrong on Indiana’s RFRA

By Danny Fisher

…liberty. Prothero has often been an eloquent and passionate supporter of that freedom, but in this instance he’s blowing his formidable credibility on those who would hijack his and others’ cherished ideals. He would do well to heed the wisdom of E.J. Dionne, who presages that allowing religious liberty to be turned into “a sweeping slogan that can be invoked to resist any social change that some group of Americans doesn’t like will create a back…

Why We Must Reclaim “Religious Freedom” from Christian Conservatives

By Bill Berkowitz

…ake this conversation forward, we need a practical definition of religious freedom that embraces our country’s history and best intentions for religious equality going back to Jefferson and Madison, while providing a better understanding of the way the Christian Right usually uses it. So I have offered one. Some may differ with my definition, but the stakes are high. We must not risk ceding one of the most significant advances in human liberation…

Cues for Throwing Up

By Sarah Posner

…d: To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes you throw up. What kind of country do we live that says only people of non-faith can come into the public square and make their case? This view is frequently thought of as emanating from evangelical organizations like WallBuilders or the classrooms at Liberty University. But Santorum had a Catholic mentor, if not for the precise physical reaction, for the overall…

Secure Borders? Not a Chance, Senator

By Ira Chernus

…own spiritual/cultural values. Liberals see porous borders as a symbol of freedom: free movement, free choice, and the free creativity generated by the intermingling of peoples. To conservatives, the very presence of so many Illegal “aliens” proves that the borders they once imagined as the key to a safe, orderly life have long been crumbling around them. To give undocumented people legal status would be further proof that the nation’s walls and…

An Abbreviated Guide to 5 Arguments Against Contraceptive Coverage in Obamacare

By Sarah Posner

…“It just sounds unfortunate that someone decided to write an amicus brief that contains things that were not in context and were somewhat inflammatory and not based on modern science.” 2. What “gender inequality?” The mandate is sexist! The brief written by the Life Legal Defense Foundation, and joined by the Beverly LaHaye Institute of Concerned Women for America takes issue with the government’s claim that its compelling interest in establishing…

Discrimination on the Taxpayer’s Dime? The Fight To Curtail the Overreach of RFRA

By Sarah Posner

…hase contraception—unaccompanied immigrant children in custody don’t have that freedom. In addition, Hamilton said, “rape is different” from access to contraception. “Courts have not had a chance to do the weighing of a victim of sexual assault versus the religious claims of an organization.” Hampered By Lack of Transparency The legal issues involved here are further complicated by the government’s failure to be transparent about how these taxpaye…

On the “Shunning” of Marriage Equality Opponent Ryan T. Anderson: A Reply to Damon Linker

By Eric C. Miller

…. But let me also add a caveat. Free and open public speech means being held accountable for the things you say. Ryan T. Anderson is an advocate of uncivil policy, and has enjoyed the perks of that advocacy. That he receives some uncivil speech in reply is not necessarily a sign that liberalism is broken. It may be an indication that liberalism is alive….