A new issue of Freethought Today is out. Daniel Philpott (Notre Dame), Timothy Samuel Shah (Georgetown) and Monica Toft (Harvard): From Faith to Freedom: The Role of Religious Actors in Global Democratic Progress. Victor M. Muniz-Fraticelli (McGill): The Distinctiveness of Religious Liberty. Rupert Read (East Anglia): Religion as Sedition: On Liberalism's Intolerance of Real Religion. Zachary R. Calo (Valparaiso): Catholicism, Liberalism and Human Rights. Elizabeth Oldmixon (North Texas), Brian Calfano (Missouri State) and Jane Suiter (Cork): Clergy as Political Elites. James V. Schall on liberal education and the priesthood. Is religion above the law? In supposedly avoiding certain questions, a ministerial-exception case raises other, unanswerable ones. From Skeptic, a review of Jesus Potter Harry Christ by Derek Murphy; and a look at religion in Harry Potter: Do J. K. Rowling’s novels promote religion or undermine it? Brook Wilensky-Lanford on Edens Everywhere: It wouldn’t be paradise if it weren’t already lost. Peter Laarman on why liberal religious arguments fail. A seminary for nonbelievers: Is A. C. Grayling creating his own religion? Tom Bradley on baptizing dead people for fun and profit: Organized religion's most imaginative scam. From Science, did an unholy trinity kill Jesus? Converts vs. Cradle Catholics: Are believers-by-birth less motivated witnesses? Believing in Johnny Cash: An open letter to atheists. A review of Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise by Kevin M. Schultz. From The New Individualist, beyond belief: Is the world ready for a fully rational outlook? Varieties of irreligious experience: There are many ways not to believe — Jonathan Ree on the evoluton of atheist thought. The Dating Game: How Jehovah's Witnesses meet their match.
