Religion
Gallup Poll of 676,000 shows the most religious Americans have highest well-being
From The Best Schools: US prez hopeful Rick Santorum’s religious language
Bill Dembski on young vs. old Earth creationists, and where he stands
John Gray, in New Statesman: “Religion has caused a lot of harm but so has science”.
Free Darwin praise books from the National Academy of Sciences
A well-read Catholic responds to claims that “The Pope believes in Darwin!”
What Catholics didn’t like about Darwin – and still don’t
Study: Religion helps people gain self-control
Religious people only have self-esteem in religious societies?
Psychotherapist discovers gratitude – and God
Memo to BioLogos: Most Protestant pastors diss Darwin
Darwinism blesses a slovenly mass of sentimentality while denying objective right and wrong
Michael Shermer: “New research on self-control explains the link between religion and health”
The mutilation of Bibi Aisha — a test case on the objectivity of moral judgements
Several days ago, UD news raised the above case, and the response of a class of students, as a test case on the objectivity of morality. Further details — and a shocking picture of a beautiful but mutilated girl that we all need to examine, painful or not — are here. In deference to sensibilities, I will ensure that the shocking graphic is below the fold.) Read More ›