From Imprimis, an essay on the origins and dangers of the "wall of separation" between Church and State. A review of Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our Peril by David Klinghoffer. A review of The Branch Davidians of Waco: the History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect by Kenneth G. C. Newport. Should we be scared of the evangelical elites? Hanna Rosin and David Kuo debate God's Harvard. A review of God's Own Country: Tales from the Bible Belt by Stephen Bates. From Busted Halo, an excerpt from Googling God: The Religious Landscape of People in their 20s and 30s. Greg Epstein wants to create a kind of church for those who reject religion. But he's encountering resistance from some of the very people he wants to unite.
