Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The latest news from the truly obnoxious Taliban regime in Afghanistan is this … Some Clerics are calling for gay people to be put to death A total rejection of vast swathes of science The overthrowing of democracy and its replacement with an unelected and religiously led Theocracy The banning of all abortions, even in … Read more
The saga of a decline is US religion has a new data point. On June 17, 2022, Gallup released the results of a new poll. You can find the details on their website under the title “Belief in God in U.S. Dips to 81%, a New Low“. This specific survey was rather focused, and asked … Read more
We need not guess, there is recent data available. On May 6, Pew published the details. Titled “America’s Abortion Quandary“, the byline under that title sums it up as follows … A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal … Read more
There has been a Supreme Court leak. The Supreme Court has already voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade Politico has published the full leaked document that runs to over 98 pages. There is nothing nuanced within it, Roe v Wade is to be completely and totally obliterated via the right-wing Republican extremism unleashed … Read more
Pastor Blake Bergstrom of One Church in Georgia made the truly outrageous claim that there is a law in Colorado that allows parents to “murder a baby” seven days after it’s born. He added to that by also claiming that in California they are making a law that would allow parents to kill their baby … Read more
Banning and perhaps even burning books has been a popular pastime for some. I can only wonder if those motivated to embark upon this path have ever actually read Ray Bradbury‘s dystopian “Fahrenheit 451“. For those unfamiliar with that, it is a 1953 book about a future American society in which all books have been … Read more