Science and Religion
Christian Nationalism and the Demise of Democracy
Like a blacksmith hammering iron into chains, the far-right toils to forge a national theology, attempting to sanctify evangelical Christianity as the sole light in the land.
Sweden's Gävle Goat Lives
A 45-foot-high replica of a Northern European Christmas symbol, Gävlebocken seems to have sprung from German paganism fused with Norse tradition.
Where Humans Have Been Cannibals
Anthropologists have recognized the characteristic patterns of butchery on human remains in archaeological sites from around the world, across huge swathes of time.
Speaking Truth To Power
I had been risking life, limb, and employment by speaking out against illegal wars and civilian casualties while I worked in one of the most hostile red states in the country.
The State Department's Secret Weapon to Control Muslim Dissent
Emgage loves to market itself as the premier voice for Muslim American civic engagement, but the truth is much less inspiring.
Off Limits, but We Need to Talk About It
One crucial factor that frequently escapes notice is the role that religion plays in modern politics.
Toxic Christianity: An Incurable Affliction?
The rotted husk of a corrupted religion may need to fall to the ground in order for the revolutionary spirit of Jesus of Nazareth to find new life.
U.S. Christian Military Commanders Try to Cancel Halloween on Base
U.S. military commanders, some high rank, try to cancel their unit’s or base’s Halloween parties or replaced with wholesome, non-Satan-summoning Christian fun.
General Aligns with Religious Group Looking to Undo Democracy
MRFF demands investigation of 3-Star Pentagon general’s disturbing ties to New Apostolic Reformation
Evolutionary Awareness: Understanding the Past to Inform Our Future
With evolutionary awareness, Paleolithic archeology helps society recognize the value of studying the past to overcome the myopia of our own historical moment.
Beyond Clichés of State Is the Blue Pearl
What if, as a nation—as residents of Planet Earth, as caring participants in humanity’s creation of tomorrow—we . . . uh, meditated?
Discovering Intelligence in Unexpected Places
Recent studies of plants have stirred the possibility that they are conscious and intelligent.
Taliban American Style?
Do Americans really want to live in a nation where a particular religious doctrine dictates the beliefs, behaviors, and status of every individual and group?
Basking in the Light of Secular Humanism
Religious extremism is a form of mass hysteria, a mental madness that turns worlds upside-down such that fantasy equals fact.
The Science of Twins and the What They Teach us About Human Behavior
Evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics offer informative research designs and greater understanding and the two disciplines are coming closer together.
Why Not Teach the Ten Commandment in Public Schools?
There is not a religiously driven politician in the U.S. who actually wants any school to be “teaching” the Bible.
Religion and Government
Liberals in the Democratic Party argue that Biblical support for discrimination against gays or for the teaching of a creationist version of human origins should be irrelevant to government policy.
Religion and Politics, Natural Bedfellows?
There are times to just walk away to avoid starting an argument, but peace without some mutual understanding isn’t really peace, is it?
The Religious Long Con
A marriage of religion and government takes the steam out of much of the population who might revolt as many already have a tragic fascist and patriarchal mindset from their upbringing.
My Jesus, Your Jesus, and the Jesus of History
Is the modern church hopelessly mired in superstitious thinking, or is there a chance that we might return to a more revolutionary, anti-empire mission that might offer the world a new reason for hope?
Why Do Religions Still Exist?
In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to look at the roots of religion in human prehistory
Those Dangerous White Christians: How We Got Here, and What Happens Now?
The rapid rise of a pugilistic and politicized white evangelicalism occurred in direct tandem with the virulent reaction to the advances of the midcentury civil rights movement.
Grieving the Family Cat
It’s only natural to mourn someone who lived by your side for years. Grief can’t be quantified or compared. It’s like a neutrino. It has no mass, just energy.
Samuel Alito: Power, Ego and Godliness
Should our country return to a place of godliness? Not if the god in question is wielding a sword, or has his finger on the nuclear button.