I don't know that there's a written list of recognized religions, and courts are typically disinclined to second-guess the sincerity of claimed...
I've thought about various word choices and what to call myself. Dawkins seems to think it's largely a debate over semantics. Richard Dawkins...
Yeah, I guess there's a "woo" spectrum! Even Hitchens spoke of the numinous or transcendent while making efforts to distinguish those...
I understand the overall point, but if Fox News' influence is greatly exaggerated vis a vis its percentage of the market share, just imagine how...
The percentage of Americans who identify as Christians has trended down, but that doesn't address the numbers globally. I've read that there is...
I take it as people who believe in or at least are very interested in the possible existence of a higher power, the concept of a "soul," the...
Yeah, I can't count how many times I've read people bring up Japan as the standard. There's apparently some debate about whether Japan is...
That was my assumption as well.
That link seems to shed some light on the purported Somalia connection. North Star Flag [IMG] [IMG] The "North Star Flag", which won an...
I think "swear or affirm" language is pretty common in that context. I still consider it an oath, particularly sense testimony is given under the...
As far as I can tell, he has not been charged with any crime. Not sure if the Republicans calling for his resignation at this stage are doing so...
Interesting. That reading would seem to suggest that any and all oaths are against the Bible whether a Bible is used as part of the oath ceremony...
Eh, I dunno. Republicans seem statistically split about whether Reagan or Trump was the better president. Republicans view Reagan, Trump as...
I have always believed that Ukraine is fighting an uphill battle - at least in the East. I've been skeptical of the reporting from both sides, and...
I support Ukraine, but if this is going to be entirely on the shoulders of the United States (without substantial assistance from Europe), that...
Trump told American members of Congress (who are non White) to go back where they came from if they don't like it here. Yet he criticizes the...
We also know it's extremely unlikely that Trump wins even a plurality of the popular vote.
In terms of legality, a Gallup poll in 2021 found the number of Americans who don't think it should be legal at about one in five. Although that's...
Be interesting to know what he thinks about Scientology.
[img]
