End Hereditary Religion » Web Links http://www.endhereditaryreligion.com Information clearinghouse for research and information about child religious freedom rights. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:53:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Media coverage of and commentary on Gregory Paul’s research http://www.endhereditaryreligion.com/2011/02/media-coverage-of-and-commentary-on-gregory-pauls-research/ http://www.endhereditaryreligion.com/2011/02/media-coverage-of-and-commentary-on-gregory-pauls-research/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:56:41 +0000 Richard Collins http://www.endhereditaryreligion.com/?p=1242
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MEDIA COVERAGE OF AND COMMENTARY ON GSP RESEARCH

ANALYSIS –

Gregory Paul on Religion
Domain-of-Darwin at Deviant Art blog 12/29/09

Are We Better Off Without Religion?
Susan Blackmore The Guardian 12/8/09

Who Needs God When We’ve Got Mammon?
David Villano Miller-McCune 11/24/09
 [alternet.org article Is Religion Hurting America?]

Why Evolution is True
Jerry Coyne (University of Chicago) at Atheist Alliance International conference 10/3/09

[Minutes 41:00-48:00 & 54:00-57:00 are a practical demonstation of how GSP's research is beginning
to radically transform the evolution versus creation debate from the long static discussion about
science and education to the new, dynamic issue of scientifically and socioeconomically reforming the
U.S. to produce a better nation.)

Greg Paul Elaborates On Healthcare and Religion
Dorene Braun  Examiner 10/19/09

What Healthcare Reform Really Means For the U.S.
Dorene Braun  Examiner 9/23/09

Does Prosperity Entail the End of God?
Ronald Bailey  Reason 9/18/09

Science, Religion Debated As Evangelical Takes Top NIH Post
Dan Vergano  USA Today 9/11/09

Is Religiosity Beneficial in Affluent First World Nations? (press release)
Evolutionary Psychology Journal 8/31/09

Religion in the United States and Other Nations
Art Hobson NWA Times 8/29/09

(Un)wired for God
Sharon Begley Newsweek 8/13/09 print 8/24-31/09: 30 09

An Atheist Asks, 'Does Religion Cause Immorality?'
Hugh Kramer Examiner 8/7/09

America, Land of the Free Thinkers
Tom Flynn Washington Post - On Faith 3/11/09

Disbelief About Belief
Tom Flynn Washington Post - On Faith 2/8/09

Evolution: Unfinished Business
The Economist 2/5/09

Baylor Religion Survey Under Dispute
Sommer Ingram The Lariat 2/4/09

Humanist Group Claims Baylor Religion Survey Flawed
Katherine Phan Christian Post 2/4/09

Council for Secular Humanism Rips Baylor Survey on U.S. and Religion
Sam Hodges  Dallas Morning News 2/3/09

Faith Hurts
PZ Meyers Pharyngula 11/22/08

Does Religion Make You Nice? Does Atheism Make You Mean?
Paul Bloom Slate 11/7/08

What Good is God?
Helen Phillips New Scientist 9/1/07

God and Good Behavior
Gwynne Dyer The Jerusalem Post 3/21/07

[A revealing comment was posted at bumpersticker.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/does-religion-do-more-
harm-than-good]

Bowling for God
Michael Shermer Scientific American 12/06

Religious Belief and Societal Health: New Study Reveals That Religion Leads to a Healthier Society
Matthew Provonska Skeptic Magazine 12(3)/06

[Featured on-line article]

To the Church, He’s Public Enemy No. 1: Researcher of Religion’s Link to Social Ills Comes Under Withering Attack
Alex Johnson MSNBC Online 12/15/05

[Also on-air MSNBC appearance by Johnson on 12/16]

Does Religion Increase Social Dysfunction?
J Manny Daily Kos 11/17/05

Religion Does Great Harm to Society: A Report Written by Scientist Gregory Paul Has Provoked a Lot of Heated Debate in the U.S.
Amalia Iaanaduioc Ta Nea (Largest Greek daily)  10/22/05

Religion Harms U.S.: Gregory Paul Sees Relationship Between Religion and Societal Dysfunction
Tom-Jan Meeus NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands) 10/12/05

Religion + Higher Abortion Rate? U.S. Researcher Sees a Link
Leslie Scrivener  The Toronto Star 10/9/05

More Religion Equals More Problems, Study Says
Kay Campbell The Huntsville Times 10/7/05


[Picked up by Associated Press.]

The Dark Side of Religion Shown by Creighton University Study
AOL News 10/4/05

Study Says Belief in God May Contribute To Society’s Dysfunctions
Julia Limb The World Today Australia  9/28/05

[Or hear the audio report including GSP commentary in MP3, Windows Media, Real Audio.]

Societies Worse Off ‘When They Have God On Their Side‘


Ruth Gledhill The London Times 9/27/05

[Widely reprinted in The Australian, World Wide Religion News, etc. Most e-mailed article on the London
Times website, initiated international coverage of the JR&S paper.]

OP-EDS –

Why is Land of the Faithful Pockmarked with Varied Ills
Martin Dyckman St. Petersburg Times 10/30/05

Religion: Harmful for Society?
Zenit News Service/Catholic Online 10/15-16/05

So That’s the Reason
Theodore Dalrymple The Wall Street Journal 10/14/05

Religion May Be Dangerous To Our Health
Lee Salisbury Dissident Voice 10/11/05

My Heroes Are Driven By God, But I’m Glad My Society Isn’t
George Monbiot The Guardian 10/11/05
Also the AlterNet

Gallup Organization Refutes Story Saying “Societies Worse Off ‘When They Have God on Their Side’ “
David Virtue VirtueOnline 10/10/05

[Not actually from the Gallup organization, is from George Gallup Jr., who after his letter to the London
Times was rejected, posted it on this right wing blog. Gallup Jr. has stated that "When I ask a question
on these subjects, what I'm always trying to find out is: 'Are we doing the will of God?," "The world
knows a lot about Jesus, but do they know him? It is for the churches to seize this moment, to take the
vague spirituality of the day and turn it into faith that is solid and transformative," and "We know so little
about mystical experiences, yet the religious dynamic is perhaps the most powerful of all in American
culture. This is a way to unite our country on a deep level and produce a more peaceful
world." (www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/139/31.0.html)]

Correlation of Christian Ethics, Social Ills Knocks Advocates From Knees To Backside
Emily Maguire Sydney Morning Herald 10/4/05

The Dark Side of Faith: It’s Official: Too Much Faith May Be a Dangerous Thing
Rosa Brooks  The Los Angeles Times 10/1/05

[Most e-mailed article on the Los Angeles Times website, led to appearance on MSNBC by Brooks
10/6/05.]

INTERVIEWS/LECTURES –

Universal Healthcare Promotes Freethought
Freethought Radio & Podcast Interview  9/19/09

The Big Religion Questions Solved!
Equal Time For Free Thought Interview on wbai.org 1/18/09

The Big Religion Questions Solved!
Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia videotaped lecture (82 mins) 12/2/08

Evolution vs. Creationism Debate
Marc Steiner Show, WJHU/NPR (Baltimore), Aug. 2000, rebroadcast Dec. 2000.


MISCELLANEOUS –

Hot Topic (of the week): Moral Depravity
Real Time with Bill Maher website 10/6-13/05

NON-RELIGION WORK

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In other areas of research I have published in Nature, BioScience, Scientific American, The Anatomical Record, Modern Geology, Historical Biology and Cretaceous Research as well as a number of academic books. I have authored or edited books through Johns Hopkins University Press, Scientific American and Princeton University Press. Peer review services have been provided to editors, technical journals and the National Science Foundation government grant system.

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They both feed on emotional appeals and they both employ propaganda that distorts history,  and plays up to the native fears and prejudice of the uneducated. They both distort reality with deliberate lies. Christian nationalism in the USA (and possibly in Australia and Canada) has morphed into Christian fascism in recent decades. Christian fascists are implementing a bold plan using childhood indoctrination to raise a fifth column in the USA that will seize power during a crisis. In light of the recent near collapse of the financial markets and the huge losses families have suffered, the willingness to blame fascists is hard to resist. Especially since the unceasing drum beat from the extremists on the right has been all about destroying the government. America seethes with anger and hatred in all quarters.

By Jeff Sharlet

“We keep trying to explain away American fundamentalism. Those of us not engaged personally or emotionally in the biggest political and cultural movement of our times—those on the sidelines of history—keep trying to come up with theories with which to discredit the evident allure of this punishing yet oddly comforting idea of a deity, this strange god. His invisible hand is everywhere, say His citizen-theologians, caressing and fixing every outcome: Little League games, job searches, test scores, the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the success or failure of terrorist attacks (also known as “signs”), victory or defeat in battle, at the ballot box, in bed. Those unable to feel His soothing touch at moments such as these snort at the notion of a god with the patience or the prurience to monitor every tick and twitch of desire, a supreme being able to make a lion and a lamb cuddle but unable to abide two men kissing. A divine love that speaks through hurricanes. Who would worship such a god? His followers must be dupes, or saps, or fools, their faith illiterate, insane, or misinformed, their strength fleeting, hollow, an aberration. A burp in American history. An unpleasant odor that will pass.

Harpers, Through a Glass Darkly How the Christian Right is Reimagining American History

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2006/12/0081322

Other books:

American Fascists The Christian Right and The War on America, by Chris Hedges

Kingdom Coming by Michelle Goldberg

American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion,  Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury by Kevin Philips

Roads to Dominion, Right-Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States, by Sara Diamond

The Fundamentals of Extremism, The Christian Right in America, Ed. Kimberly Blaker

My Amazon Wish List:

Reports on the web include:

www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/TheDespoilingOfAmerica.htm#_edn14

www.theocracywatch.org/

www.publiceye.org/magazine/v19n3/clarkson_dominionism.html

www.theocracywatch.org/chris_hedges_nov24_04.htm

www.talk2action.org/story/2008/1/5/155457/0298

www.harpers.org/archive/2006/12/0081322

http://www.publiceye.org/magazine/v19n3/clarkson_dominionism.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7422542 Is America Too Damn Religious, NPR

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