Santorum from the Religion Angle
Sex, secularism, and Islamists.
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Top Ten Peacemakers in the Science-Religion Wars
This year has marked, I believe, the beginning of the end of the war between science and religion. Creationism cannot last. The New Atheists are now old (or departed). And between these camps the middle ground continues to expand. Indeed, many folks have been hard at it, doing a new kind of peace work. Some have done it intentionally, some have not. Outliers, both atheist and religious hardliners, continue to wage battle but they look increasingly irrelevant.
Read MoreScience of Little Help with Personhood Issues
Science just doesn’t do purpose.
Read MoreMississippi’s Personhood Bill Makes God Look Bad
Meet your new neighbors, the Fertilized-Egg-Persons…
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Waiting for Lightning to Strike: A Wobbly Agnostic among the Atheists
The president of the American Atheists knows there is no God, just as I always knew there was a God. Call us fundamentalists, the two of us. But here’s the difference: I am a reformed fundamentalist. I can now entertain the idea that my truth may not be the only truth. I want to understand, to listen and consider other people’s points of view, even when I find their convictions strange or frightening. That’s why I’m here. If I reject this group’s beliefs without understanding them, then I have not changed from the zealot I once was. But I’m nervous and feel a bit nauseous. I’m waiting for lightning that won’t miss this time.
Read MoreQuiz: How Would Jesus Respond to the Evolution Question?
Jesus could be pretty rough on people.
Read MoreGOP Presidential Candidates’ Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy
Perry, Bachmann, Paul, and others must believe that 99.99% of scientists are involved in an effort to keep the truth from the world.
Read MoreBachmann’s “Dangerous” Summit
More background on Bachmann’s fact-free world.
Read MorePerry’s Galileo Moment
Rejecting science meant to appeal to religious voters who believe in biblical inerrancy.
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Austrian Court Okays Head-Colander in Driver’s License: Is Pastafarianism Becoming a Religion?
After three years of waiting, an Austrian atheist has won the right to wear a colander on his head for a driver’s license photo. But are Flying Spaghetti Monster communities themselves religious?
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