We call fundamentalist Islam "barbaric" only because we cannot find a harsher word.

Obama's nomination list is riddled with tax cheats. Will he prosecute them?

Islamic terror is uncivilized. We are in a Fight Against Barbarism, and should call it such.

How a religion prefers to be spread has a profound influence on how well it gets along with other religions.

If either Church or State controls the other one, problems ensue.

Belief in a God of order is a necessary underpinning for modern scientific research.

If you believe in only one god, anybody else's is blasphemous.

If your god teaches that "unbelievers" aren't your equal, you aren't going to treat them very well.

Islam and Christianity view the nature of God differently, which is why they have such different cultures.

Whether or not you believe in a god makes a profound difference to how you think and behave.