Religion
“Miracles Today?” A Medical Critique of Craig Keener’s miracle claims
A recently published book claims to present stories of miraculous healings brought about by prayer, yet there remains no good evidence of even a single Christ-like miracle
Elizabethan Skepticism: How “A Discoverie of Witchcraft” pushed back against a moral panic
While still a product of it's time, Reginald Scot's "A Discoverie of Witchcraft" in 1584 offered common-sense challenges to the moral panic around witchcraft
Abortion isn’t murder – despite their rhetoric, even the American religious right know it
It is abundantly clear that the so-called 'pro-life' movement in the US don't genuinely believe abortion is murder, they simply want power and control
The right to an abortion isn’t just about extreme, horrific cases – it’s about our bodily autonomy
Discussing abortion rights on the terms of the religious right is a damaging mistake - the right to an abortion isn't just about ‘morally acceptable’ reasons like assault or medical emergencies
In modern-day Scotland, there should be no mandatory acts of worship in schools
Religious observance in school does more harm than good - we'd serve our children far better if we taught them about religion, without the indoctrination
The Catholic Fátima movement’s conspiracy theories over the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pope Francis recently consecrated Russia and Ukraine in a misguided bid to end the war - to the dissatisfaction of the Fátima movement of Catholic priests
Moms for Liberty: serving moral panic with a side of BASIC cannibalism
While conservative groups like Moms for Liberty scaremonger about white guilt and cannibalism, their goal is to use moral panic to drive censorship
In an increasingly secular America, religious conservatives exert power via the culture wars
The religious right in America are not taking secularism lying down, and they will cause a lot of suffering if the threat they pose is not taken seriously.
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