Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in Americaby Christian Smith, Oxford University Press, 440 pp., $34.99. The main premise is: For a growing number of Americans, traditional religion, particularly Christianity, has simply become obsolete. Smith’s judgment of obsolescence does not imply that most people have come to view religion as false or disproven, brought down … Read more
Daniel Hunter is the speaker at the June 1, 2025 Quaker Call to Action national Zoom call. He is co-founder of of ChooseDemocracy.us. A Quaker and colleague of George Lakey, Daniel Hunter is one of the foremost thinkers and trainers in the field of nonviolent direct action campaigns, particularly in resisting and preventing autocratic takeovers. … Read more
On Sunday I felt a nudge to attend Quaker meeting, During the silent worship my mind was drawn to the issue of climate change. In particular the action by the Trump administration to shut down the project by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to track billion dollar weather disasters. I was attending the meeting … Read more
Here is a chilling article from THE ATLANTIC – a “Christian” group intent on overturning democracy in favor of a theocracy. And they speak of principalities and powers, but in a way that emphasizes the demonic. Worth a read. Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic … Read more