Republican candidates across the country consistently support positions like the teaching of creationism, outlawing abortion, state-sponsored school prayers, and so on. It's rare, however, to find one so extremist as Read More...

President Bush has not treated critical journalists very well - he doesn't seem to like it when reporters fail to merely parrot the government's (mis)information. That's what most of the Read More...

Should we continue to send humans on missions into space? George W. Bush wants to send humans back to the Moon and later on to Mars, but is it worth Read More...

I've written before about the extent of atheism in the Czech Republic and how it is combined with a very low crime rate. Turns out that all this atheism makes Read More...

Copyright law is becoming more and more important these days. Everyone wants to copyright or patent their ideas and prevent others from "stealing" them. Sometimes, though, it is difficult to Read More...

It is commonly taken for granted that, when talking about God, we are discussing a being who has no body and is not in any way constructed from matter or Read More...

Most people seem to have difficulty with doubting - they much prefer certainty over skepticism and uncertainty. Why is this? I'm not exactly sure but you can see it in Read More...

A forum member writes: Why do we have some 100,000 troops in Europe? This isn't just a rhetorical question; I would like to know. Are they still there to protect Read More...

In a legal victory of gay marriage, Washington State's King County Superior Court Judge William L. Downing has ruled that the right to marry extends to gay and lesbian couples. Gay.com Read More...

August 05, 2003: Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, was elected bishop-designate of New Hampshire by the Episcopal General Convention during its meeting in Minneapolis. This election sparked outrage by Read More...

President Bush is actively chasing the Catholic vote for the upcoming election, hoping that he can get as many conservative Catholics to vote for him as is possible, despite the Read More...

If you work for a devoutly religious employer, should you be expected to adhere to your employer's religious practices? This sounds absurd, but it's exactly what Kujaatele Kweli, Muslim CEO Read More...

Creationists are trying to make a come-back in Kansas with conservatives paying out lots of money to ensure that moderate Republicans aren't elected to the State Board of Education. Go Read More...

Recently Received: The Reformation: A History, by Diarmaid MacCulloch. The Protestant Reformation is one of the most important political and religious events in European history. It transformed the nature of Christianity Read More...