Blog: Advice to Pope Leo: ‘Physician heal thyself’
It’s hard not to cheer when anyone, even indirectly, takes to task Christian nationalist and “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth over his call to Americans to
Annie Laurie Gaylor April 7, 2026
It’s hard not to cheer when anyone, even indirectly, takes to task Christian nationalist and “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth over his call to Americans to
In mid-November, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered for the second of its twice-yearly “plenary assemblies,” in which the bishops discuss and vote on
The way the Catholic Church is milking the death of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis to promote superstition is embarrassing. It’s a further embarrassment that so many
There are a lot of phrases in the English language that I am not particularly fond of. “Everything happens for a reason.” “Per my last
Robert Prevost, aka Pope Leo XIV, decided to take potshots at nonbelievers during his very first incense-waving Mass, condemning those of us who live “in
They ask, “Aren’t you afraid of what might happen to you after you die?” Well, I don’t see that what will happen to me is
By Barbara G. Walker Contributing Writer Freedom From Religion Foundation The impression that people have to be religious in order to be good is earnestly
Religion is the world’s oldest, richest, most elaborate and, by far, the most successful scam ever perpetrated. It is the work of very wealthy
There is no room for religious doctrine in health care procedures. And yet we are seeing religion increasingly intrude into health care throughout the country.
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