religious issues God is dead! Can I have his stuff?Zac Alstin | 20 February 2012 |tags: books, new atheists, religionIt had to come: heresy has broken out among the new atheists.  Fudging the figures on contraceptionMichael Cook | 14 February 2012 |tags: contraception, Obama, statisticsThe White House says 98% of Catholic women have used contraceptives. Its own statistics do not support this.  How hedonism became America’s official religionJennifer Roback Morse | 09 February 2012 |tags: democracy, Obama politics, religionAn edict from the Obama administration has ended the American experiment in religious liberty.  Tightening the screwsJames S. Cole | 07 February 2012 |tags: Obama politics, religious freedomThe Obama Adminstration is attacking religious rights by mandating that all health-care plans, even church-run one, must provide cover for abortion and contraception.  Just don’t smash it, DaveJoanna Bogle | 20 December 2011 |tags: Christmas, David Cameron, UKThe British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words.  The parental happiness curveW. Bradford Wilcox and Elizabeth Marquardt | 19 December 2011 |tags: marriage, parenthood, religionWhy are parents with four-plus children happier, on average, than those with just a couple?  How do religious belief and practice affect Europeans’ happiness?Juncal Cuñado and Alejo Jose G. Sison | 29 November 2011 |tags: atheism, Europe, happiness, religionEurope is often described as a godless wasteland. That's not what the statistics show.  Contraceptives mandate would make cowards of us allCarolyn Moynihan | 11 November 2011 |tags: conscientious objection, contraception, religious libertyA White House edict tells us to ignore our conscience when we go to work. Bernie Madoff should ask for a retrial.  Searching for a peaceful IslamTawfik Hamid | 08 November 2011 |tags: Islam, terrorismA former trainee terrorist explains why Muslims need a peaceful interpretation of their Qu'ran.  How to deal with radical IslamTawfik Hamid | 08 November 2011 |tags: Islam, terrorismMuslims respond in many different ways when they see Islam-inspired violence. Changing attitudes requires a range of responses.  Change happens: new evidence on sexual orientationStanton L Jones and Mark Yarhouse | 30 September 2011 |tags: homosexuality, religion, therapyGroundbreaking research published this week shows successful change in religiously motivated men and women.  Will the Arab Spring turn into winter?Robert R. Reilly | 12 September 2011 |tags: Arab Spring, IslamSome courageous Muslim thinkers could create a beachhead for the development of Arab democracy.  Ground Zero - without the prayerCarolyn Moynihan | 09 September 2011 |tags: 911 Memorial, patriotism, religionIs excluding religious expression from the main 9/11 commemoration the way to go?  Upstanding or grandstanding?Michael Kirke | 06 September 2011 |tags: Catholic Church, child sexual abuse, IrelandThe Irish government is understandably furious over a report on clerical sex abuse. But is it courageous enough to examine the scandals for which it is responsible?  Madrid, capital of youthCarolyn Moynihan | 19 August 2011 |tags: Spain, World Youth DayDon’t tell the BBC, but there’s over a million young Catholics in Madrid right now having a good time with the Pope.  England riots: a postmodern failureRebekah Hebbert | 14 August 2011 |tags: British riots, post-modernismWhy should anyone be surprised at the rioters when we've been saying for decades there is no right or wrong?  Will science banish superstition for ever?Denyse O'Leary | 10 August 2011 |tags: religion, science, superstitionWhich makes people more superstitious: fervent scientism or fervent religious belief? The answer may surprise you.  Does religion shrink your brain?Denyse O'Leary | 01 August 2011 |tags: neuroscience, religionSome researchers argue that outspoken religious commitment is a sign of mild dementia.  Ireland’s torment continuesMichael Kirke | 27 July 2011 |tags: Ireland, sex abuse, VaticanThe Vatican has recalled its ambassador after a blistering attack from the prime minister.  Youth in search of inspirationFrancois Jacob | 26 July 2011 |tags: Catholic Church, UN, World Youth DayThe UN wants young people to change the world. In Madrid the Pope will ask them to change themselves.  Who are the real fundamentalists?Gudrun Kugler | 19 July 2011 |tags: fundamentalism, religious freedom, secularismSecularists who want to evict religion from the public square are strong contenders for the label.  Does religion rot your intelligence?Denyse O'Leary | 18 July 2011 |tags: atheism, IQ, religionWe've been hearing a lot of from “new atheists” lately about the negative things religion does to the mind. Recently, some journals have produced scientific evidence. Or have they? Page 1 of 1 : |
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