I knew a guy in high school who was on the basketball team. He could not practice or play every Friday evening due to his religious beliefs. It was accepted without comment.
But I want to ask: why are religious beliefs given such a pass? It seems that the acceptance of absurd religions has become so […]

The Great Tantra Challenge
Early last month there was a controversial challenge in India, the two sides basically being Reason and Superstition.
On 3 March 2008, in a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him. That was the beginning of an […]