How religion shapes laws, schools, public life and the treatment of those who dissent. These articles examine the influence of faith on society, the friction between religious authority and science, and the case for a secular public square where belief is a private matter rather than a political one.
How women in religion history were silenced, from the story of Eve to Taliban morality law, and how they are reclaiming the right to speak.
Half a Face, Half a Freedom: When God Spoke Only to Men Read Post »
Thought crime religion punishes the mind, not the body. An essay linking Orwellian states to religious mental policing, with Hitchens, Dawkins, Orwell.
Thought Crime: The Oldest Sin Read Post »
How religion indoctrinates children before they can reason: fear, guilt and authority on young minds, with Dawkins, Hitchens, Voltaire and Einstein.
The Crime of Faith Before Reason Read Post »
Theist smugness mistakes certainty for truth. An atheist look at religious arrogance, blind faith, and why honest doubt beats the comfort of knowing.
The Smug Certainty of the Theist Read Post »
A man in shorts, a woman in a full burqa on the same beach. The burqa double standards expose modesty rules as misogyny disguised as faith.
Shorts and Burqas: A Lesson in Double Standards Read Post »
