Ronald A. Lindsay critiques recent claims that humans need religion to find meaning, arguing that such beliefs stem more from emotional desire than rational persuasion.

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Free Inquiry editor Ronald A. Lindsay details what you will find in the June July 2025 issue, "Evolution, 100 Years After Scopes."

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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In this satirical piece, Ronald A. Lindsay imagines Donald Trump as the newly elected pope, delivering a homily that rebrands Catholic traditions with Trumpian flair.

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Ronald A. Lindsay criticizes the Trump administration's shift in the Civil Rights Division's priorities, replacing focus on race and sex discrimination with a manufactured concern over "anti-Christian bias."

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Ronald A. Lindsay critiques critiques the excessive media focus on the death of Pope Francis.

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Ronald A. Lindsay argues that neither the religious Right nor Left should invoke scripture in political debates, as religious texts are too malleable and subjective to form a basis for public policy. To preserve meaningful democratic discourse, he asserts, the public square must remain secular, grounded in reasoning accessible to all citizens.

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Ronald A. Lindsay contrasts Donald Trump's privileged treatment under the law with the harsh, unlawful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, revealing stark inequalities in the justice system. While Trump avoids accountability and portrays himself as a victim, Abrego Garcia was denied basic legal rights and remains imprisoned abroad despite government acknowledgment of wrongdoing.

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About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine.

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Robyn E. Blumner reflects on the landmark 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, which struck down the teaching of intelligent design in public schools as a violation of the Establishment Clause.

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About the Author: Robyn E. Blumner is the CEO of the Center for Inquiry and the executive director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and, Science. She was a nationally syndicated columnist and editorial writer for the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times) for sixteen years.

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Stephen Law argues that teaching philosophy to young people fosters independent critical thinking, which is essential for raising Enlightened citizens—those who dare to think for themselves rather than passively accept authority and tradition.

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Stephen Law is a lecturer in philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London.

He is the editor of Think, the author of numerous articles and books, and a debater of apologists and theologians. He has a blog at www.stephenlaw.org.

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Gary Grancione responds to Ronald Lindsay in the next installment of our ongoing Debating Veganism section.

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About the Author: Gary L. Francione is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy Emeritus at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He is also tutor in philosophy at Oxford University (Continuing Education), visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Lincoln (U.K.), and honorary professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia (U.K.). His latest book is Why Veganism Matters: The Moral Value of Animals.

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