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A seemingly ancient argument made by the religious right and their apologists is that “America is a Christian nation.” Therefore all sorts of theocratic nonsense is justified. Let’s see just how Christian this country is. 1. Greed Perhaps the easiest and most straightforward measure of the un-Christian character of the US is the economic system [...]
A sure-to-be extensive and grueling legal struggle has gotten underway in California, as pro- and anti-gay marriage factions begin the long and winding road toward a widely-predicted Supreme Court decision on that issue. As with many other things in life, who will win? That’s right, the lawyers. We can all rest assured of that. Too [...]
The fundamental source of modern religious freedom is, ironically enough, secularism. From history we know that social and political ideas of religious pluralism or the idea that the state should not interfere in religious practice arose in Europe because of the crippling effect of religious wars, as well as secular rulers’ desire to consolidate their [...]
Great story, this one. It turns out that the North Carolina constitution (Article 6, section 8 ) prohibits anyone who denies the existence of god from serving in public office. The actual text reads: The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God. This issue [...]