Opinion

3 Numbers That Explain America’s Growing Godlessness

Phil Zuckerman / The Conversation Mar 1, 2023 But the implications of increasing secularization isn't clear. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is the Supreme Court Killing Secularism?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 30, 2017 Three rulings raise fears that human rights are being subverted in favor of religious rights, particularly those of evangelical Christians. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Where Is Our Martin Luther King Jr.?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 25, 2016 We need more humble prophets -- to remind the skeptical that religion, which can indeed be divisive, is also a moral prod and an intellectual spark. But such figures are hard to find in this election year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Are About as Religious as ‘Godless’ Europeans, Data Shows

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 27, 2015 "The majority of Americans identify technically as Christians,” writes Amanda Marcotte at AlterNet, “but a deeper look at how our people act, believe, and think shows that we’re not at all a ‘Christian nation,’ but a largely secular nation that suffers a small but vocal minority of theocracy-minded conservatives.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

East vs. West: ‘It’s Time for a New Enlightenment’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 20, 2015 Pankaj Mishra, Indian author of "From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia," manifests the direction of thought and feeling that seems most likely to save populations caught in the violence of increasingly opposed cultural traditions after Charlie Hebdo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Questioning ‘An Unreal Government’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 A brutal and resilient junta The myth of prevailing revolutionary secularism An exhausted liberal class that risks capitulation and oblivion In this uncommonly thoughtful reflection published at The New Inquiry, journalist Matt Pearce shines light on the flies in the ointment of the Egyptian uprising one year after its inception The myth of prevailing secularism A liberal class that risks oblivion This uncommonly thoughtful reflection shines light on the flies in the ointment of the Egyptian uprising one year after its inception. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anthony Kenny on ‘Atheist Delusions’

BLANK May 14, 2010 Can traditional Christianity survive the assault of its critics? Has it really been misunderstood and slandered by its cultural despisers? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Gingrich on ‘Gay and Secular Fascism’ in America

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2008 Not only did Bill O'Reilly play a big part in constructing the notion of an ongoing culture war in America, but he's determined to be the No. 1 embedded reporter on its front lines. Here, he talks to Newt Gingrich about the recent anti-Proposition 8 demonstrations around the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Less Perfect Union: Gay Marriage and the Subversion of the Republic

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Oct 25, 2008 As political leaders from the right rally their base seeking to outlaw gay marriage, and their counterparts on the left triangulate and equivocate, any real examination of the driving conflicts and stakes behind this crucial human rights concern is conspicuously missing from their debates about California’s Proposition 8. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Enterprising GOP Troubadour Blends Poetry, Politics in ‘Republican Song’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 With all the subtlety of a jackhammer, an enterprising right-wing artiste by the name of Mike Meehan has recorded an election-year anthem, "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat," and has launched a corresponding PR campaign via the Internet and billboard ads -- like this one in noted liberal stronghold Orange County, Florida -- in hopes of striking fear and indignation into the hearts of undecided voters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Lawmakers Strike Down Blasphemy Law

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2008 Following a heated debate, the British House of Lords approved an amendment that does away with the UK's long-standing common law against blasphemy -- a watershed moment that some believe was too long in coming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Critique of the New Religious Left

Barry F. Seidman / Truthdig May 31, 2006 In the tradition of Sam Harris, Truthdig introduces secularist radio show host and author Barry Seidman, who argues in this essay that the new religious left could prove to be just as dangerous and divisive to the country as the religious right, because the admonitions of Abrahamic religious texts can never be reconciled with democracy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )