Tag Archives: Church-State Relations

Victor J. Stenger: “Freedom and the Spiritual Life”

I can see few advantages of the so-called spiritual life. Religion may provide comfort, but that comfort comes at the price of freedom. Personally, I would rather be free than a slave to supernatural forces. While there may be dangers … Continue reading

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Religion, and controversy, always part of U.S. education

If all of the time and effort spent by religious individuals and institutions to promote their faith would instead go toward the betterment of humanity, instead of the perpetuation of religious dogma and superstition, this world would be an infinitely … Continue reading

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Chapman Cohen: “The Meaning and Value of Free Thought”

I will commence with a definition. Free thought may be defined as the rejection of authority in matters of opinion. It sets the persuasion of fact against the coercion of force. A Freethinker is one who forms his own opinions … Continue reading

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