The United States is rapidly becoming less Christian. New data shows that “white Christians are the minority in 19 states. Nationwide, Americans who identify as Protestant are now in the minority for the first time ever.” Some of this is owing to growing racial diversity, but another big factor is the general decline in religious …
The religious right, in full cry against Planned Parenthood and family planning talk a lot about the sanctity of life but close their eyes to the implications. It is estimated that the population of the planet will reach over 11 billion people by the end of the century. Add the effects of global warming and …
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What a wonderful message. Here in Washington DC the Pope travelled round in a motorcade. He himself was in a tiny Fiat 500 car, with security men crammed in as best they could. The car window was down and the Pope waved to the crowd through the window, as the car passed quite slowly. …
“35% of men and 21% of women want to live forever”. (YouGov poll) Why would anyone want to live forever? Is it because they are having a gloriously wonderful life, free of anxieties? My wife expects to live to 100 and wants me with her; I will gladly oblige – if I and my memory …
Does religion, in the words of Christopher Hitchens, “turn the world into an agglomeration of vindictive mobs”? Look at the brutal, medieval ISIS, the competing religions in Northern Ireland, or the way that in rural America, if you don’t attend the local megachurch, you can be snubbed, excluded and treated as a pariah. While …
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