Agnosticism / Atheism November 2003 Archive

Christianity has always included opposition to psychics, mediums, and others claiming similar paranormal or occult powers. It has been argued that if such powers actually exist then they come from Read More...

It's no secret that there are a number of Jews in Israel and around the world who would like to see the Jewish Temple rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Read More...

Many Christian denominations actively believe in the existence of demons and the possibility that humans can become possessed by demons, resulting in any number of behavioral and personality problems. Should Read More...

For a long time, observers in the West have been concerned that Islamic extremism and terrorism have been aided by extremist teachings at Muslim schools around the world - many, Read More...

The efforts of some to have the government endorse and support particular religious views, for example Judge Roy Moore with his Ten Commandments monument, are sometimes portrayed as attempts to Read More...

An evangelical Christian organization that pretends to be something quite different, "Jews for Jesus" regularly tries to convert Jews to Christianity by acting as though no real conversion is taking Read More...

Ancient beliefs and mythology are typically treated as, well, ancient. By that I mean that they aren't usually treated as though they were relevant to anything going on today, aside Read More...

People will go to unbelievable lengths in order to defend the indefensible - in this case, the idea that the government has the authority to tell students to include "under Read More...

There is no question but that morality has changed in the United States over the past decades. For some, that change has been for the better; but for others, it Read More...

Are laws that regulate nudity, especially those that are enforced only against certain types of venues (read: strip clubs) constitutional? The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Erie, Pennsylvania, law that Read More...

President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Albert Mohler is one of the people most responsible for the radical right-wing direction taken by the Southern Baptist Convention in recent years. Read More...

November 6, 1990: Decided: Webster v. New Lenox Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that school boards have the right to prohibit teaching creationism because such lessons would constitute religious Read More...

If an organization discriminates based upon religion, should that organization be allowed to administer a government funded program? That's what many people want to see happen when they defend various Read More...

Advocates of faith-based programs designed to provide social services with government funding often argue that such programs are at least as good, if not better, than alternative secular programs. As Read More...

Fallout continues over the decision to have a crucifix removed from a public school classroom where some Muslim students attend classes. Both devout and more "passive" Catholics insist that Catholicism Read More...