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Custador over at Unreasonable Faith recently brought up a very interesting point about religion in public policy that I’d never noticed before. It seems sometimes that the US and the UK, despite many cultural similarities [read: We're adopting big chunks of yours] have the exact opposite system of government when it comes to religion. To clarify: [...]

There’s audio, but sound isn’t necessary. Just hit Play, fast forward to about 2:20, and tell me this isn’t the high point of the last 24 hours. You’re welcome.

(The relevant parts begin at about 3:09) This is Ron Ramsey of Tennessee, a Republican gubernatorial candidate. And a Methodist. Here’s what he said about the “threat” of Islam in the United States: “Now, you know, I’m all about freedom of religion. I value the First Amendment as much as I value the Second Amendment [...]

  “Invest with us – we believe in the same god you do – your money is safe with us…” So, the market is dropping, folks are scared of losing their nest eggs, and predators see an opportunity.  These scammers market a scheme to those scared people, wrap it in religion, and sucker them in [...]

Since the word “atheist” notes a lack of belief rather than a set of beliefs, it’s a pretty absurd concept to think of it as a religion. It would be like thinking of not collecting stamps as a hobby. But it’s still nice to imagine a world where religious people got a taste of what [...]