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A Dissent: The Case Against Faith
Religion does untold damage to our politics. An atheist's lament.

"Bush just using Christians" - David Kuo
‘Tempting Faith’ author David Kuo worked for Bush from 2001 to 2003. More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, the former second-in-command of that office is going public with an insider’s tell-all account that portrays an office used almost exclusively to win political points with both evangelical Christians and traditionally Democratic minorities.

The office’s primary mission, providing financial support to charities that serve the poor, never got the presidential support it needed to succeed, according to the book.

2006: The Year That Religion Learned Humility
The great, first surprise of the 21st century was the re-emergence of religion. Not only did it arrive as the most powerful cultural force of the new millennium, it also came in a particular guise. It was a fundamentalist version of faith that was triumphant. - claims the article.

God vs. Science
talks about the evolution and its clash with Judio-Christian belief based on Genesis. Intelligent Design (I.D.) also comes into play here.

Into Africa
Adrew Sullivan writes about: They key divide within most churches today is between fundamentalists and non-fundamentalists. As fundamentalism advances, the clash between the two may become so severe in the U.S. that more and more American churches will tilt to the developing world for leadership and clout.

Andew Sullivan's My Problem with Christianism

Also here is an interesting take on Rumi.

Losing Our Religion
A gathering of scientists and atheists explores whether faith in science can ever substitute for belief in God.

Religion: The Birth of Jesus
From Mary to the manger, how the Gospels mix faith and history to tell the Christmas story and make the case for Christ

Faith in America: Newsweek special