Religious Progressivism It is not only religious “zealots” who get obsessed about good and evil. All human beings do. Colin Turfus 20 Nov 2019 · 7 min read
The New York Post Whitewashes the Plight of Egypt's Copts The least we should expect from Western Christians is that they refuse to become accomplices in our persecution. Samuel Tadros 22 Oct 2019 · 8 min read
David Gelernter is Wrong About Ditching Darwin The last lesson of Gelernter’s piece is that while we shouldn’t judge someone’s arguments by their credentials alone, neither should we give unwarranted credence to those who have impressive credentials, particularly when they pronounce on a field in which they lack expertise. Jerry A. Coyne 9 Sep 2019 · 10 min read
Memories of Life at Kingdom Hall: An Alberta Schoolgirl Waits for Armageddon Paradise was as real to us as a memory—and even though it wasn’t something concrete, our minds were already there in it. Amber Scorah 9 Aug 2019 · 10 min read
The Uncertain Boundaries of Corporate Morality Corporations are increasingly prone to formulating explicit moral positions on issues of social importance and punishing those who fail to condone such positions to the extent that they are able to do so. Cameron Hendy 5 Jul 2019 · 4 min read
The Rise of the Illiberal Right Of course liberalism is not perfect, and it may well be in need of a course correction. Cathy Young 11 Jun 2019 · 11 min read
When Protected Characteristics Collide Local MPs have also become involved, some of whom have failed to appreciate the dynamics of the situation. Tehmina Kazi 28 May 2019 · 7 min read
Religious Faith and the Family: An Interview with Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox In the main, religion is a force for good in the families we examined in this report—from 11 countries ranging from Mexico to Canada, from the United States to Ireland. Clay Routledge 23 May 2019 · 5 min read
Identity, Islam, and the Twilight of Liberal Values—A Review Rather than exposing and opposing the damage done by Islamism in the West, soi disant liberals, leftists, and progressives have acted as its supporters and cheerleaders. Rumy Hasan 20 May 2019 · 6 min read
Bearing Witness: My Journey Out of Mormonism Integrity requires each of us to bear witness with honest hearts. Spencer Case 13 May 2019 · 15 min read
Feminism's Blind Spot: the Abuse of Women by Non-White Men, Particularly Muslims Some feminists in the West insist that the veil—not just the hijab, but also more restrictive coverings such as the burka—should be seen as not only benign, but actually empowering. Louise Perry 7 May 2019 · 9 min read
Values, Even Secular Ones, Depend on Faith: A Reply to Jerry Coyne I wasn’t saying that secular humanism is a religion. I was saying that in those aspects of religion which actually affect and seek to guide human behavior, secular humanism does not differ from religion. John Staddon 28 Apr 2019 · 2 min read
Secular Humanism is Not a Religion Staddon makes an oddly tendentious argument for the religious character of secular humanism. Jerry A. Coyne 22 Apr 2019 · 8 min read
Keep Calm and Hail Satan A revealing line is delivered about halfway through the film when Mason, a clean-shaven, bow-tied Satanist from Little Rock, Arkansas, explains that he’d been a “zesty little atheist” before becoming involved with the Temple. Blake M. Edwards 18 Apr 2019 · 12 min read