Summary “Homosexuality is unnatural” is one of the Christian Right’s go‑to claims—because it sounds scientific while smuggling in a religious verdict. The script is simple: assert that same‑sex behavior doesn’t occur in nature, then declare it “against nature” and therefore wrong. When that factual claim collapses, the argument is often rebranded as “natural law,” as […]
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Religion as a Contagious Idea: Why Society Needs Immunity
Summary Religion has shaped human history not only through charity and community, but also through conflict, coercion, and the suppression of critical thought. When you look at how it spreads, takes hold, and resists challenge, it behaves less like a harmless cultural tradition and more like a contagious disease of the mind. Early childhood indoctrination […]
Why Christian Nationalists Attack Abortion but Not Religious Freedom
Summary Many conservative Christians in the United States speak with passionate moral clarity about what they see as grave sins: abortion, contraception, euthanasia, and LGBT identities. They lobby, protest, and vote to ensure the law reflects their understanding of divine truth, insisting that no decent society can “permit” such offenses. Yet the same theology that […]
Religious Freedom Is a Sin
Summary From the standpoint of traditional Christian theology, religious freedom is not a neutral civic good. It is a legal guarantee that people may worship false gods, deny God altogether, and treat all religions as equally valid. The First Amendment doesn’t just protect Christians; it protects what Christianity itself calls idolatry and blasphemy. That means […]
Why Americans Must Defend Against Christian Encroachment
Summary Around the world, we can see what happens when religious movements succeed in turning their doctrines into law: women, minorities, and dissenters pay the price. Afghanistan under the Taliban, Iran’s Islamic Republic, and the entanglement of religion and state in Israel and Gaza all show how appeals to God’s will can override basic rights. […]