The Cult of Healthy Eating Has More in Common with Religion than Science
By Alan Levinovitz | Food seems simple to study. If we can put a man on the moon, transplant a heart, and manipulate DNA, then surely we can unpack the relationship between eating vegetables and living longer. There’s no obvious difficulty in figuring out if wine decreases risk of heart disease, or if eating red…
New FTU Video on Baby Found in a Trash Bag Tops 1 Million Views
A video produced by Free Think University and Brownrygg Wools, and sponsored by The River Foundation, has topped 1 million views and is stirring conversation about the unpredictable value of human life, regardless of one’s pro-life/pro-choice perspective.
FTU Course: Has Science Buried God?
Have scientists established God as an archaic superstition? Watch two world renowned thinkers on this question debate the subject, and make up your own mind. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in…
When Religious Extremism Feeds on Anxious Secularism
By Omar Belhaj Salah | Tunisia’s intelligentsia must move beyond seeing Muslim citizens as the violent ‘other’, instead embrace the right to peaceful religious expression. The roads leading to the radicalisation of young Arab-Muslims are manifold. Nevertheless, all roads begin when their domestic…
Three Ways the Liberal Arts Will Enrich Your Life
By James Matthew Wilson | Plato would say that education in the liberal arts initiates you into the imaginative, theoretical, and practical dimensions of human life, equipping you with both the vision and intellect necessary for living a dynamic and meaningful life in the world. I’ll show you the three…
House Republicans Go After Birthright Citizenship
By Elise Foley | Democrats in Congress frequently accuse the GOP of attacking immigrants, and on Wednesday, House Republicans gave them more fodder by holding a hearing on whether the U.S. should continue the longstanding practice of granting citizenship to all children born here. Some Republicans argue…
The Logic Of Economic Discrimination
By Jordan J. Ballor | If Apple can boycott Indiana, why can’t evangelicals boycott same-sex weddings? The passage and consideration of religious liberty laws in states like Indiana and Arkansas has sparked a firestorm of controversy. Powerful corporate interests and vociferous gay activists have opposed…
Why Difficult Conversations are Impossible
By JC Sullivan | Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his intention to delay a vote on Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as United States Attorney General until the Senate considers a bill aimed at fighting human trafficking. This bill has met Democratic opposition because of certain…
What Christianophobia Looks Like in America
By George Yancey | As America’s religious landscape grows more diverse, we see Christianity’s cultural dominance fading. While a vast majority of the country and our leaders still identify as Christian, many conservative Protestants sense a growing animosity toward themselves and their beliefs. For the…