1. An Atheist Manifesto
(Religion/Atheism)

...faith dialogue. The endgame for civilization cannot be mutual tolerance of patent irrationality. While all parties to liberal religious discourse have agreed to tread lightly over those points where t...

2. New move to lift Turkey scarf ban
(Religion/General)

...ling AK Party and the nationalist MHP said it was an issue of human rights and freedoms. Together the two parties have enough votes in parliament to overturn the constitutional ban on headscarves. H...

3. Violence fear over Islam film
(Religion/General)

...rsi Ali last week criticised the new film as 'provocation' and called on the major Dutch political parties to restart a debate on immigration that has split Dutch society in recent years, rath...

4. The Moral Instinct
(Religion/General)

...are aligned with morality itself. One is the prevalence of nonzero-sum games. In many arenas of life, two parties are objectively better off if they both act in a nonselfish way than if each of them ...

5. Lessons of Atheist Dictatorships
(Religion/Atheism)

...asket. Even the most cursory review of the literature reveals how many 20th century Catholic or Protestant parties openly supported fascist regimes, often contributing clergy to leading government pos...

6. Secret Societies Shape Western Politics
(Religion/General)

...cal, economic and social leaders they are today and that is why no matter which of America's two large parties is in power the country's foreign policy objectives remain largely the same. The...