The slick, painfully monogamous, politically malleable super-capitalist Romney who shares “humorous” tales of layoffs would horrify the founders of his faith.
There are chunks of society saying if you don’t believe in God you’re a bad person. Will Lizzie intuit that she’s bad if she doesn’t believe — or that her mother is?
The most fervent advocates of religion in the modern world are also the most deeply inculcated with the mindset of command and obedience, which has dangerous consequences.
Deborah Feldman grew up in Brooklyn's Satmar Hasidic Jewish community, then secretly enrolled in college, left her husband and her family, and became a feminist blogger.
The argument from utility -- the defense of religion, not because it's true, but because it's psychologically or socially useful -- is freakishly common.
If you're finishing your degree in secular studies and are trying to decide where in the country you want to plant your godless stakes, here are some places to avoid.
