Atheism’s Dark Side Aiding the Trump Agenda
Sam Harris recently appeared in a one-on-one segment on Real Time With Bill Maher to…
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CPAC 2017: Hypocrites on Parade
Some of the most egregious untruths told to CPAC attendees today, complete with accurate information to contradict the claims made
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The Religious Origins of Fake News and ‘Alternative Facts’
What looks at first like Republican gullibility is really Fundamentalism’s century-long battle with expert knowledge.
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WA Supreme Court: LGBT Discrimination No More About Flowers Than Civil Rights Were About Sandwiches
Court guarantees equality, not roses.
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What Does It Take to Fell a White Nationalist? (Hint: Pedophilia)
Turns out it’s quite a lot!
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What Muslim Ban? A Religious Liberty Hearing in the Trump Era
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the “State of Religious Liberty…
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Why “Religion or Politics?” Is the Wrong Question
No wonder Americans are so unhappy—we have made a virtue of denying ourselves integrity in favor of psycho-somatic division.
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If it’s Really About “Religious Freedom,” Why Mention Just One Belief?
For the past week or so, the National Review‘s Alexandra Desanctis and I have been debating…
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ACLU’s Religious Freedom Suit Against Trump Order: “Gerrymandered to Target Muslims”
President Trump’s controversial travel ban is “religiously gerrymandered to target Muslims,” says ACLU senior staff attorney Heather Weaver.
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Sorry, National Review: “Religious Freedom” Bills Do Permit Bigotry
It is true there is no federal or state law that says “it’s OK to turn away the gays if God said you could,” but there’s also no federal law protecting LGBT people from discrimination in the workplace, in housing, in healthcare, or in public accommodations.
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