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The United States is the most religious nation in the developed world, if religion is measured by churchgoing (or, to be more precise, by the claim that we go to church) and by belief in all things supernatural. Americans are also the most religiously ignorant people in the Western world. Call it blind faith.
The idea that anti-Catholicism is a significant force in American life today is a complete canard, perpetrated by theologically and politically right-wing Roman Catholics--a minority among the Catholic laity--and aimed at anyone who stands up to the Church's continuing attempts to impose its values on all Americans.
If we are talking about the end of life as we know it on earth, scientists tell us that in an expanding universe, the end will surely come in a natural, not a supernatural, fashion. As for the timing, science and religion agree on one point: "Thou knowest neither the day nor the hour."
The question about whether the media treat religion fairly really ought to have two parts, and the second half ought to read: "Do the media treat skepticism about religion fairly?" The answer to both questions is no.
What Islam Really Says About Violence, Rights and Other Religions
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