Boy Scouts of America has gotten a lot of pushback against its new policy to allow gay Scouts. Let’s critique one of those attacks. The Boy Scouts’ own principles undermine it.
A Biblical Foundation for American Freedoms?
May 8, 2013 By 22 Comments
Some Christian history revisionists eagerly claim biblical precedents for the pioneering rights that the U.S. Constitution. But compare it with the Ten Commandments and the differences become clear.
Same-Sex Marriage Leads to Police State
April 19, 2013 By 19 Comments
I recently attended the same-sex wedding of a friend, so I was particularly interested to read an article arguing against it. I was surprised to learn the inevitable terminus of this slippery slope.
Thoughts on the Boston Bombing
April 17, 2013 By 92 Comments
I have a tenuous connection with the Boston Marathon because I watched a few finishes years ago. It reminds me of another bomb plot that didn’t end the same way.
Gay Marriage, Abortion, and Open Mindedness
March 18, 2013 By 95 Comments
A Republican senator reversed himself on same-sex marriage and now supports it. What causes a change in so fundamental an issue? And how does this apply to abortion?
A Debt to Christianity?
March 11, 2013 By 247 Comments
A popular article argues that all of us—atheists, too—owe a great debt to Christianity. It grounds the stable Western society that we take for granted. (Or does it?)
What Would a Religious Constitution Look Like?
March 4, 2013 By 8 Comments
The U.S. Constitution is secular, which provides protection to both atheists and believers, but this trait is under attack by Christian revisionists. They pretend that it’s actually religious. Let’s consider what a religious constitution would actually look like.
The U.S. Constitution is 100 Percent Secular—or Is It?
March 1, 2013 By 28 Comments
Christians are eager to imagine the founding fathers building the nation’s foundation on a Christian footing. Is the Law of the Land secular? Or do these Christians have a point?
Religion and Sports: Just Cultural Traits?
February 27, 2013 By 43 Comments
Religion and sports both have important dates throughout the calendar. They both have sacred designs and special clothes. They both have revered spaces. Superstition in sports is like supernatural belief in religion. They both create an “us” and a “them.” How far can we take this comparison?
Thoughtless Thinking About Homosexuality
February 22, 2013 By 25 Comments
An online Christian ministry has a flabby argument against homosexuality and same-sex marriage that needs dismantling.
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