I just came across some excellent information. Later this year, Cambridge University Press is going to publish the Cambridge Companion to Atheism. Phil Zuckerman of Pitzer College has put his chapter on the web here. Zuckerman offers a compilation, review and analysis of recent studies about the distribution of atheism globally. […]
The phrase “so help me god” is a routine part of the American system of government. It is found in oaths of office. It is found in our courtrooms. Where it is not found is in the Constitution. In fact, the word “god” is not present at all. Article II, […]
What if the U.S. Government forced you to carry around a religious text in your pocket in order to make simple, everyday purchases? Would you stand for that? Would you just let them get away with it? Before you answer, take a look at the often-overlooked profession of faith on every single […]
A recent survey of 1,044 doctors across the United States revealed some surprising statistics. 76% believe in god (only 7% below the general population), 59% believe in an afterlife, 90% attend religious services, and most shockingly, 55% allow religion to influence their practice of medicine. In a field firmly based in science, […]
Depending on which poll you trust, the United States is between 75% and 85% Christian. In a democracy, majority rules, and that’s a pretty big majority. What, then, stands in the way of pure Christian rule in this country? The answer is fragmentation. Catholic, Mainline Protestant, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Ethnic and Orthodox […]
