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The remaining part of the clause declares. that 'no religious test shall ever be required, as a qualification to any office or public trust, under the United States.' This clause is not introduced merely for the purpose of satisfying the scruples of many respectable persons, who feel an invincible repugnance to any religious tests, or affirmation. It had a higher object; to cut off for ever every pretence of any alliance between church and state in the national government.
[Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, Vol. III page 703, referring to the ban on religious tests found in Article VI, Section III of the U.S. Constitution]
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Category: Religion
As mentioned previously, my interview on British Christian talk radio is now available — you can download the mp3 directly, and you can join in an online discussion, in which I am accused of "scientism"…which is rather pecuilar, given that...
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Category: Religion
John Wilkins has tried to make some arguments for accommodationism. I am unimpressed. He makes six points that I briefly summarize here, with my reply. It's the job of the religious to reconcile their beliefs with science, and atheists don't...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:00 AM • 324 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Yesterday morning, I was in a discussion on UK Christian talk radio on the topic of "Is Christian faith at odds with science?", with Denis Alexander of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. It's going to be available as...
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Category: Kooks
It's a novel argument, at least. This evangelist has a weird justification for the priority of Christianity: because we say "Jesus Christ!" when we wack our thumb with a hammer, instead of "Buddha!", he must be the one true god....
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Category: Religion
The news from a small UK survey is heartening: teenagers are abandoning or never had much belief in religion. Two thirds don't believe in gods at all, and It also emerged six out of ten 10 children (59 per cent)...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:51 AM • 135 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Oh, dog. Discussion of the conflict between science and religion. Francis Collins comes up first. Atheists are shrill. Human genome. Morality is a pointer to god. C.S. Lewis. Fine tuning. Atheists are arrogant. Atheists are fundamentalists. Atheism is irrational. Read...
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:06 PM • 141 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Speak the name "Templeton" and the prim, dutiful servants of the foundation will appear. If you look at the recent articles from Coyne, Dawkins, and me, you'll discover the same comment, shown below, from a representative of the Templeton Foundation....
Posted by PZ Myers at 4:57 PM • 102 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Juicy stuff from a mainstream newspaper coming out and hitting Scientology hard: this week and over the next few days, they're publishing a special report on Scientology. If you've followed the cult at all, there's nothing too surprising — it's...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:14 AM • 242 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
A young man in Kansas had a traumatic event in his life. Here's a simple outline of what happened. Chase Kear has a serious accident, fracturing his skull. ↓Bystanders call for emergency medical help on their phones.↓ Doctors arrive in...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:17 PM • 239 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
It's a sad story. Amreen was Muslim, and Lokesh was Hindu, but these two young people loved each other and got married anyway. Isn't that the way it should be, that religion is something that shouldn't dictate the important matters...
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