Secularism

Secularism Leads to Sharia Law, According to Judge Roy Moore

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 05.29.2012

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To many he is known as the "Ten Commandments" judge who was removed from office when he refused to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments he placed...

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Opportunity Missed

Amira Mohsen Galal | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Egypt, Islam, Secularism, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Poverty Line, Tunisia Elections, Egypt Elections, Islamists, World News
Amira Mohsen Galal

Although the early uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt were markedly secular and free of ideology, it was Islamists in both countries that swept the board in recent parliamentary elections. Where did it go wrong for Arab liberal secularists? How can they reconnect with the masses?

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The Secularization of the MLK Monument

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King, Mlk, Martin Luther King Memorial, National Mall, Christianity, Memorials, Monuments, Secularism, Politics News
Ken Blackwell

Even though Dr. King was a Baptist minister and his history-altering speeches about civil liberties are saturated with references to natural rights and profound theological constructs, all 14 quotes carefully etched into his stone monument completely eschew references to God.

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The State of Righteousness: Liberal Zionists Speak Out

Michael Walzer | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, American Judaism, Judaism, Liberal Zionists Speak Out, Israel-Palestine, Secularism, Israel, Jewish Social Justice, Religion News
Michael Walzer

This is a test that we shouldn't want to avoid: can this people, our people, stateless for almost 2,000 years, create a state that men and women around the world will look at and say, "And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous"?

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Biblical Literalism, Secularism And American Politics

Christopher Lane | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Left Behind, Andrew Sullivan, Christopher Hitchens, Secularism, Rick Santorum, James Dobson, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Biblical Literalism, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Religion News
Christopher Lane

The atrophying of our national understanding of secularism has dramatic implications for the country's well-being, including, most fundamentally, its ability to separate politics from religion.

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PHOTOS: Atheists Rally On National Mall For Political Change

Posted 05.24.2012

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By KIMBERLY WINSTON c. 2012 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in ...

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The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere

Christopher Lane | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, American Politics, Christianity, Charles Taylor, Separation of Church and State, Jürgen Habermas, Secularism, Republican Politics, Public Religion, Religion News
Christopher Lane

A debate about the scope and limits of secularism has begun to collide once more with those wanting to increase the power and presence of religion in the public sphere.

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5 Religious Concepts That Atheists Can Use

Alain de Botton | Posted 05.02.2012

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Alain de Botton

In a world beset by fundamentalists of believing and secular varieties, it must be possible to balance a rejection of religious faith with a selective reverence for religious rituals and concepts.

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Who Are the 'Nones'? Simple Labels Do Not Apply

David Briggs | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Immigration, Nones, Youth and Religion, Unchurched-Americans, Spirituality, Gender, Secularism, Atheism, Religion News
David Briggs

The nones also include a large group of people who switch their preferences over time, and continue to attend a particular congregation and express belief in God.

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Religious Self-Definition A Major Issue In Dawkins's Poor Debate Performance

Christopher Lane | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Religious Freedom, Religion, Atheism, Richard Dawkins, Secularism, Religious Tolerance, Interfaith, Religion and Science, Evolution, Religion News
Christopher Lane

The performance in question has Dawkins stumbling, uncharacteristically, when pressed to give the full title to Darwin's major treatise "On the Origin of Species." Dawkins declared that he'd been "ambushed" by the question.

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The Striking History Of Britain's Sunday Law

Christopher Lane | Posted 03.11.2012

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Christopher Lane

The bill that Parliament approved, greatly affecting British culture for more than 150 years, stemmed almost single-handedly from the actions and concerns of one influential bishop, Beilby Porteus.

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Why I Gave Up Christmas

James Peron | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Religious Right, Culture Wars, War on Christmas, Conservatives, Christmas, Holiday Season, Secularism, Politics News
James Peron

The religious right turned a holiday I loved into part of their hate-filled culture war. So I stopped celebrating Christmas.

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Why I Envy Atheists

Delia Lloyd | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Losing Your Religion, Atheists, Atheism, Giving Up Religion, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Secularism, Losing Faith, Leaving Religion, New Atheism, Religion News
Delia Lloyd

I left the church long ago and save a few masses here and there, but I don't think I'll ever go back to Catholicism. I experience that as a loss. And it's a painful one.

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Why Christians Need A Secular World

Karl Giberson, Ph.D | Posted 12.28.2011

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Karl Giberson, Ph.D

To be secular is to be "non-religious" not "anti-religious." Science requires the acknowledgment of simple facts without regard for their "value" in supporting any grand system.

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A Faith That Can Change Is A Faith That Lasts

John Backman | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Monogamy, Secularism, Morality, Faith, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Religion and Sexuality, Evolving Morality, Religion and Science, Changing Morality, Religion and Morality, Religion and Ethics, Religion News
John Backman

In an era when dominant world views have given way to individual choice, the shoulds and oughts traditionally associated with religion hold less influence. Many wonder why we hold on to ancient beliefs at all.

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Secularists Celebrate Dr. King Too

John Shook, Ph.D. | Posted 10.24.2011

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John Shook, Ph.D.

Are there any atheists who would apply common criticisms against religion to Dr. King? Was his prophetic vision of universal love just a matter of regrettable brain misfirings?

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We Are Not All True Believers

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 10.09.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

My views can be modified when presented with contrary evidence; belief in a higher power cannot. That fundamental difference is an impassable abyss between religion and rationalism.

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College Adds Secular Studies Program As Part Of Growing Trend

Posted 10.04.2011

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By Kimberly Winston c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS) Almost every major college and university offers a degree in religious studies. But secula...

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Humanism Can Help Norway And The World

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Norway, Anders Behring Breivik, Humanism, Secularism, Oslo, Atheism, Humanism and Norway, Groupthink, In-Group-Out-Group, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Roy Speckhardt

Though religious people may strive to better the lives of all, their efforts are often limited by the existence of an unavoidable hurdle: all who don't follow their faith are part of the out-group.

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The UAE Stands Out for Its Civil Liberties

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 09.19.2011

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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Emiratis must not take the civil liberties that they enjoy as a society for granted, especially at a time when conservative Islamist forces are gaining ground in the region.

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Muslim Canadians Should Ease Out Of Prayers In Public School

Mike Ghouse | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Muslim Congress, Atheists, Secularism, Pluralism, Separation of Church and State, Religious Understanding, Islam in Canada, Prayer in Public School, Religious Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Canadian Muslims, Religion News
Mike Ghouse

To build cohesive societies where trust is the norm, we have to treat everyone justly.

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Why Are Evangelicals Losing Influence?

Tim Suttle | Posted 08.29.2011

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Tim Suttle

Kindness, generosity, peacefulness, hospitality, patience, self-control -- these are radical virtues that should define evangelicals. Instead, we are largely defined by what we are against.

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The Christian Revolution

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Aristotle, Pliny the Younger, Human Value, Secularism, Image of God, Ethics, Roman Empire, Paganism, Christianity, David Bentley Hart, Christian Ethics, Christian History, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

The ease with which the ancient world accepted violence and suffering was a natural outgrowth of the pagan understanding of the human person. But Christianity pronounced a message as radical as it was attractive.

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With Reason On Their Side: Is Secularism A Movement?

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 07.19.2011

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Amarnath Amarasingam

It should be fairly evident that secularism is not simply the absence of religion. Rather, it is an active tradition its own articulations of the problems facing society, and its own solutions for making the world a better place.

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Secular Studies Arrives at Last

Phil Zuckerman | Posted 07.17.2011

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Phil Zuckerman

The time has come to take secularity seriously as a significant program of study in its own right. Why now? First off, there has been the undeniable growth of secularity in recent years.

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