Secular Humanism is Not a Religion
Staddon makes an oddly tendentious argument for the religious character of secular humanism.
Jerry A. Coyne
· 9 min read
Religion
A collection of 131 posts
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
· 12 min read
Is Secular Humanism a Religion?
In terms of moral rules, secular humanism is indistinguishable from a religion.
John Staddon
· 6 min read
Banning Evil: In the Shadow of Christchurch, Quasi-Religious Myths Can Lead Us Astray
It is my contention that we must protect speech no matter how hateful it may seem.
Michael Shermer
· 11 min read
The French Genocide That Has Been Air-Brushed From History
For the most influential historians who held positions of power in major French institutions, the French Revolution was not a research topic but an origin myth—the heart of their secular faith’s cosmology.
Jaspreet Singh Boparai
· 18 min read
Is Religious Belief in Decline?
“Every human being worships something,” we’re told, whether it’s the movement of the planets, alien civilizations, a political cause, science, or even reason.
Matt Johnson
· 10 min read
From Astrology to Cult Politics — The Many Ways We Try and Fail to Replace Religion
Implicit in the blank-slate take on religion is the idea that religious faith may be diminished simply by changing the type of cultural inputs people receive.
Clay Routledge
· 7 min read
Understanding the Miracle of Hanukkah Through the Ancient World's Prism of Horrors
Judah’s men were not gentle souls.
Jonathan Kay
· 6 min read
Luciferina — An Interview with Amanda Knox
Knox found the fortitude to survive her crucible and the talent to start over. Hers is a voice I will definitely be waiting to hear more of.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 8 min read
On God and Politics — Comparing Žižek and Peterson
Both claim to not believe in some God who literally exists as an independent being. Both believe that a proper conception of God engenders support for the individual and personal freedom.
Matt McManus
· 11 min read
Upholding the Jihadists' Veto
The Court’s 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
· 7 min read
The Onward March of Christian Political Power
So the Christian Right, one of society’s most formidable voting blocs, is shaped to a significant degree by charismatic Christian personalities, politically-active conservative organizations, and right-wing media.
Berny Belvedere
· 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
· 13 min read
The Destructive Illusion of Moral Authority
We won’t find moral objectivity in ever-shifting claims about divine revelations.
Ben Bayer
· 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
· 7 min read