Iain T. Benson (Free State): That False Struggle between Believers and Non-Believers. Is your religion your financial destiny? The economic differences among the country’s various religions are strikingly large. Meet the Oracles of Math: The end (of religion) is near, scientists say. More on Hating God: The Untold History of Misotheism by Bernard Schweizer. In our increasingly secular society, many religious people feel their voices are not heard; leading public figures and scientists explain their faith to Andrew Zak Williams. Do we need a new Bible? An interview with A.C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible. Jagdish Bhagwati on a modest proposal in defense of free speech: Publish cartoons offensive to every religion. A review of The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism by Paul Cliteur. From Bitch, an article on new atheism and the old boys' club. An interview with William Egginton, author of In Defense of Religious Moderation (and more). Research suggests a general-purpose "need to belong" drives belief in God. If "religion is natural", what about atheism? From The Guardian, Peter Thompson on Karl Marx and religion as the wrong answer to the right question (in six parts). Three physicists on religion: The online bookmaker Paddy Power currently offers 100 to 1 odds that the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, will discover God. A review of Holy Ignorance: When Religion and Culture Part Ways by Olivier Roy. Pitzer College in California adds a major in secularism. Atheists seek a place among military chaplains. Ideology seems to be the equivalent of religion, without the God stuff. Prize in the sky: The Templeton Foundation rewards "spiritual progress", but what the heck is that? Rev. Martin Marty on religion versus secularism in history. Are less established religions really crazier than older mainstream ones, or are mainstream religions just more familiar?
