Was the almost endless protection of "exercise of religion" and the now almost dead "establishment of religion" clauses in our First Amendment a mistake?
I think it is.
We have seen and are seeing the extremes of fundamentalist religion: Al Queda, ISIS, MAGA, etc
Israel has its own fundamentalist problems too. (Link below).
It has been said "never let a good crisis go to waste". Well, we certainly have several good crises going on.
Call for Papers: Religion in Jack Kirby’s Fourth World and Beyond https://popularcultureandtheology.com/2025/07/23/call-for-papers-religion-in-jack-kirbys-fourth-world-and-beyond/
In the current times we see that the theoretical framework of realism in world politics is getting more important. Ofcourse people are disappointed about the rule and principal based world order becoming less important. But at the same time states have to defend the interests of their citizens.
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Progressive National Baptists pan ‘big ugly bill,’ strategize to help communities
https://religionnews.com/2025/07/24/progressive-national-baptists-pan-big-ugly-bill-strategize-to-help-communities/
Am reading a bit about nations vs states & also about minorities in Ukraine, mentally comparing a couple of books.
It's early days but I'm realising that my concepts of what is a nation, what is a minority etc are maybe very different to concepts used in Europe??
My reaction to paragraphs about having multiple religions/languages in one nation is: yes, that's normal, mate.
Releasing Wilkins Proves Spytek, and the Raiders Mean Business https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/las-vegas-training-camp-pete-carroll-christian-wilkins-john-spytek
She survived abuse and left her faith. Now, she gives religious trauma survivors a voice on YouTube.
https://religionnews.com/2025/07/23/she-survived-abuse-and-left-her-faith-now-she-gives-religious-trauma-survivors-a-voice-on-youtube/
Releasing Wilkins Proves Spytek, and the Raiders Mean Business https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/las-vegas-training-camp-pete-carroll-christian-wilkins-john-spytek
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