Upholding the Jihadist's Veto The Courtâs decision therefore constitutes a clear and present danger to the emerging consensus that blasphemy laws are incompatible with international human rights law. Jacob Mchangama and Flemming Rose 30 Oct 2018 · 7 min read
The Onward March of Christian Political Power So the Christian Right, one of societyâs most formidable voting blocs, is shaped to a significant degree by charismatic Christian personalities, politically-active conservative organizations, and right-wing media. Berny Belvedere 22 Oct 2018 · 9 min read
The Preachers of the Great Awokening Sinners are threatened not by an angry god, but by a righteous mob. Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard 21 Sep 2018 · 13 min read
The Destructive Illusion of Moral Authority We wonât find moral objectivity in ever-shifting claims about divine revelations. Ben Bayer 29 Aug 2018 · 8 min read
Religions, Nations, and Other Useful Fictions But it has been entirely exorcised, emptied of soul and Christianity, respecting only the machine underneath. Alexander Blum 11 Aug 2018 · 7 min read
"Liberals Have Compromised on Their Own Values": An Interview with Ali A. Rizvi Europeans challenged their own religion during the Enlightenment, and weâre all benefiting from their efforts today. But when non-Europeans want to do the same, itâs âIslamophobiaâ? Maarten Boudry / Ali A. Rizvi 28 Jul 2018 · 17 min read
The Peculiar Opacity of Jordan Peterson's Religious Views If youâve ever heard Peterson discuss the subject or read either of his books, the answers he provided in Vancouver will not surprise you. Matt Johnson 23 Jul 2018 · 11 min read
What Jordan Peterson Gets Wrong About the Beatitudes The problem is that Peterson is claiming that the Bible endorses the same idea of effectual personhood that he does. Justin Shelby 25 Jun 2018 · 12 min read
Why Sam HarrisâNot Ezra KleinâIs the One Making Space for People of Colour Source of conflict between the two best-selling authors was the extent of white privilege, and the question of how it should be accounted for in public debate Jamil Jivani 28 May 2018 · 13 min read
Elham Manea: From Fundamentalism to Reform âFor a tiny minority, it is about the bloodlust of the battlefield,â she says. âHowever, for the majority, Islamists operate through nonviolence. Andy Ngo 9 May 2018 · 11 min read
Life as a Kuffar: My Seven Lost Years in Kuwait Every industry in Kuwait is bloated with salaried, citizen employees who pick and choose their working schedules. Carla Wilson 7 May 2018 · 13 min read
How Canadaâs Cult of the Noble Savage Harms Its Indigenous Peoples Generations of Indigenous children were forcibly sent to church- and government-run residential schools, which systematically stripped away their culture and language. Jonathan Kay 22 Apr 2018 · 22 min read
A Life of Pretending: Being Egyptian and Atheist A host of experiences answering the same question across Egypt had me braced for a look of pained disappointment. Anthon Jackson 17 Apr 2018 · 24 min read
Does Religion Impede Economic Development? Protestantism was a movement of protest against the Catholic Church and the severing of ties with its centralised, hierarchical institutions. Rumy Hasan 2 Apr 2018 · 6 min read
After the Niqab: What Life is Like for French Women who Remove the Veil But what happens when a woman who has worn a niqab, sometimes for years, makes the decision to leave it behind? Agnes De Feo 28 Feb 2018 · 8 min read