From Standpoint, Geza Vermes on Jews, Christians and Judaeo-Christians. When atheists fib to protect God: A certain breed of nonbelievers are anxious to avoid pointing out the real flaws of religion. A review of The Law of Organized Religions: Between Establishment and Secularism by Julian Rivers. From New English Review, Richard L. Rubenstein on Islam and Christianity and the roots of Europe’s religious identity; and Rebecca Bynum on why Islam is not a religion. America’s top heathen: Odin himself might have had a hard time predicting Dan Halloran’s strange career on New York’s City Council. The first chapter from Founding Gods, Inventing Nations: Conquest and Culture Myths from Antiquity to Islam by William F. McCants. A look at how sexual strategies underlie religious inclinations. A review of Why We Should Call Ourselves Christians: The Religious Roots of Free Societies by Marcello Pera. Adam Lee on Christians defending genocide and on how religion imprisons women. The claim that Christianity provides the bedrock of Western culture might serve the interests of extremists, but it is a betrayal of a far more complex history. Edward Feser on his work The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism. From Butterflies and Wheels, Leo Igwe on atheism for the world. How do you shift the Overton window? The answer is simple: You have to stand outside it and pull. A review of Divinity of Doubt: The God Question by Vincent Bugliosi. The Islamic case for religious liberty: A close reading of the Qur’an and the Prophet leads to supporting religious tolerance. Filip Spagnoli on the attractiveness of religious liberty to those who hate it. Any religious belief seeking to explain the 'how's of the universe is competing with science — and in this sphere science will always win.
