... is expressing freely and publicly his deeply held religious convictions. Apparently, according to this declaration, he has a right to do so. To say that somebody has a right is to say that others have a duty to interfere. ... It was written by people who, in the first two sections of the paper, wish to impose their religious beliefs on others even to the point of doing great harm to the interests of ...

... Manhattan Declaration, a statement endorsed by Catholic Bishops and Religious Right Leaders Opposing Abortion and LGBT rights. ... Declaration, endorsed by those who are most conservative in America's religious life, is once again a political call against women’s moral ... abortion or LGBT equality, nor should government take sides on religious differences. We oppose any attempt to make specific ...

... spelling it out is what I hope to be doing in the next few posts. === I need to say something first about my personal interest in religious ritual. As far as I can remember, there was never a time when I wasn't interested ... list those terms which are most helpful for making sense of religious ritual in an evolutionary context. I want to do more than that, of course, but simply listing ...

... paradox surfaces in Sarah Palin's religious tendency as well. In September 2008, shortly after John ... compared to those of some of his colleagues. Muthee is a prominent celebrity in the religious movement described below. Sarah Palin's least scrutinized ... level leader and a prophet in the rapidly coalescing religious movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation. Glazier is also an " ...

... Asian Christians being persecuted. You may have seen some of the headlines. Inflicting violence is outrageous, and religious freedom should be welcomed as a basic human right. However, there is more to the story than intolerant Buddhists ... case that foreign missions intended to convert people to a different religious experience are inherently violent. Additionally, they are often fueled by the ...

... phony but we aren't doing enough to emphasize the point. It is because of our lack of attention that religious right groups are either able to push the phony notion that they are somehow upholding "traditional values& ... point has been continuously proven wrong and refuted. And while we laugh this time at religious right groups falling on their faces in public embarrassment, let's ...