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Free Inquiry The journal of secular humanist ideas. Published by the Council for Secular Humanism, a program of the Center for Inquiry.

"But at the end of the day, it is pointless to accuse the religious Right of hypocrisy and of betraying Christian morali...
21/11/2024

"But at the end of the day, it is pointless to accuse the religious Right of hypocrisy and of betraying Christian morality. This assumes there is such a thing as Christian morality. There is not."

"We love you, Jesus, and we also love our country. And we thank you that you have raised up a man, Donald J. Trump, to be a warrior for the word of God ...

"As the first generation to ever grow up with the developed internet, our difficult conversations differ from generation...
20/11/2024

"As the first generation to ever grow up with the developed internet, our difficult conversations differ from generations past—we have gone from our views being hidden at family differs to presenting them publicly on our social profiles. Many of us have lost (or perhaps never even developed) the ability to have a reasonable and calm debate about intellectual topics, such as human rights, without resorting to logical fallacies, red herrings, and the denigration of the opposing side."

If you think of yourself like any normal person does, you might think that you’re a pretty decent person. You do your best to play your part in bettering so ...

"One of the ironies of the clown car of nominees Trump has put forward is that a theme of Trump’s campaign was we needed...
14/11/2024

"One of the ironies of the clown car of nominees Trump has put forward is that a theme of Trump’s campaign was we needed to end identity politics and its emphasis on diversity instead of merit. I have been highly critical of the Biden administration’s prioritizing of “equity,” but if Trump’s picks illustrate what he means by “merit,” then we would have been better off sticking with DEI."

Well, the United States had a good run, but in a confused state and in unjustified despair—exacerbated by misinformation from various sources—the United Sta ...

"There were multiple reasons for Trump’s victory, but the end of the time when most Americans had a shared understanding...
07/11/2024

"There were multiple reasons for Trump’s victory, but the end of the time when most Americans had a shared understanding of basic facts—when people would tune into the news on broadcast TV or read a newspaper—has played a role. "

As always, the opinions expressed here are mine alone. How to explain the election results? In part, perhaps these factors: some Democratic mistakes over th ...

"Let me emphasize the 'my' in the title for this column. I speak as an individual and the views expressed herein in no w...
31/10/2024

"Let me emphasize the 'my' in the title for this column. I speak as an individual and the views expressed herein in no way represent the views of the Center for Inquiry, the The Council for Secular Humanism, or Free Inquiry magazine."

Let me emphasize the “my” in the title for this column. I speak as an individual and the views expressed herein in no way represent the views of the Center ...

"The thread that ties these three fables together is domination: how some people not only endure it, but also, for vario...
17/10/2024

"The thread that ties these three fables together is domination: how some people not only endure it, but also, for various reasons, might crave it. Some find it a comfort to be controlled."

For me, the mark of a good film is if it makes one think; a very good film will not only make one think, but also, like other very good works of art, allows ...

Ronald Lindsay's latest "Unprayerful Reflections" column addresses what he sees as "probably ... the greatest obstacle t...
10/10/2024

Ronald Lindsay's latest "Unprayerful Reflections" column addresses what he sees as "probably ... the greatest obstacle to lasting peace: namely, Israel’s continuing, creeping, acquisition of territory in the West Bank through settlements."

It has now been over a year since Hamas launched its terror attack on Israel, and this past year has seen a relentless, devastating campaign by Israel into ...

"The reality is people weigh issues differently ... We may disagree with their assessment, but that doesn’t mean they ar...
03/10/2024

"The reality is people weigh issues differently ... We may disagree with their assessment, but that doesn’t mean they are horrible people."

Let me get a couple of things out of the way at the outset. Donald Trump in so many ways is unfit to be president: he is a serial liar and an unrivaled narc ...

From Enrico Gnaulati's "Out with Agape Love and in with Secular Love Ethics":"One of the key problems with a moral-relig...
23/09/2024

From Enrico Gnaulati's "Out with Agape Love and in with Secular Love Ethics":

"One of the key problems with a moral-religious marital commitment is that spouses are motivated to make themselves lovable in the eyes of God more than in the eyes of their beloved … Couples are derailed from listening to any innate human voices in their heads telling them to be fair, appreciative, reasonable, kind, affectionate, and sexually responsive strictly for their own well-being, that of their beloved, and the flourishing of their relationship." READ MORE

Because the following article is a critique of biblical views of marriage, much of the language is within a husband/wife binary. This should not be taken as ...

The October/November issue of Free Inquiry is online now, with a cover feature by Enrico Gnaulati on the Secular Ethics ...
23/09/2024

The October/November issue of Free Inquiry is online now, with a cover feature by Enrico Gnaulati on the Secular Ethics of Love. Don't miss it!

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Free Inquiry editor Ronald Lindsay debuts a new, web-exclusive column he’s calling “Unprayerful Reflections.” The first ...
20/09/2024

Free Inquiry editor Ronald Lindsay debuts a new, web-exclusive column he’s calling “Unprayerful Reflections.” The first edition takes on the mistaken idea that Christianity is the foundation of democracy.

One of the perennial myths about Christianity is that in some way—never spelled out—Christian tenets provided the foundation for our democracy. The exact fo ...

"Adrian Goldsworthy observed a universal truism about the implications these commissioned paintings contained in his bio...
17/09/2024

"Adrian Goldsworthy observed a universal truism about the implications these commissioned paintings contained in his biography of Julius Caesar. Regarding the value placed by Romans on luck in determining whether or not a leader enjoyed “divine favour,” Goldsworthy said, 'Nor should modern cynicism blind us to the fact that such claims of divine favour often made highly effective propaganda.'”

The collective antonym to curiosity, inquiry, and honesty may be appropriately asserted to be “devotional art.” And, as seems synonymous with that two-word ...

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