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Learn More Popular Articles Have Christians Accepted the Scientific Conclusion That God Does Not Answer Intercessory Prayer? Volume 39 , No. 1 December 2018 / January 2019 Brian Bolton In 1982, a young cardiologist at the San Francisco General Medical Center named Randolph Byrd had a brilliant insight that would motivate several important investigations of prayer during the following two decades. He realized that the standard research paradigm known as the double-blind randomized clinical trial could be used to test the efficacy of intercessory … Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice Volume 36 , No. 5 August / September 2016 Valerie Tarico Why be pro-abortion? Because of all the genuine, unquestioned goods it makes possible. Defending the Right to Blaspheme The Importance of Being Blasphemous Volume 35 , No. 6 October / November 2015 Stephen R. Welch Looking back on the Satanic Verses affair from the time of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, it is clear that Western culture has hemorrhaged away its courage. Popular Articles Have Christians Accepted the Scientific Conclusion That God Does Not Answer Intercessory Prayer? Volume 39 , No. 1 December 2018 / January 2019 Brian Bolton In 1982, a young cardiologist at the San Francisco General Medical Center named Randolph Byrd had a brilliant insight that would motivate several important investigations of prayer during the following two decades. He realized that the standard research paradigm known as the double-blind randomized clinical trial could be used to test the efficacy of intercessory … Why I Am Pro-Abortion, Not Just Pro-Choice Volume 36 , No. 5 August / September 2016 Valerie Tarico Why be pro-abortion? Because of all the genuine, unquestioned goods it makes possible. Looking Back Our Anthropocene Future Introduction Volume 33 , No. 2 February / March 2013 Tom Flynn As I write, significant swaths of New York and New Jersey remain uninhabitable more than a month after Superstorm Sandy churned ashore. Sandy followed in the footsteps of Hurricane Irene, which savaged much of the same territory just fourteen months earlier. Sandy seems to have marked a turning point in the way most media commentators … Our Anthropocene Future What Can Biology Tell Us About Our Future? Volume 33 , No. 2 February / March 2013 Paul Grogan Introduction: The Island Analogy This truly extraordinary point in Earth’s history has recently been categorized as a distinct geological time period–the Anthropocene–a period of significant human impact on the planet. Our species is unique relative to all other life-forms in that we have a developed sense of consciousness. Not only do our activities dominate … Our Anthropocene Future The Anti-Gay Legacy of America’s Prophet Volume 33 , No. 2 February / March 2013 Becky Garrison When I covered Billy Graham’s Crusade in Flushing Meadows, Queens, back in 2005, I did not realize that I was reporting on the end of an era for the man dubbed “America’s pastor.” Still, given his frail health at that time, I was not surprised when the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) announced that Graham’s … Our Anthropocene Future Introduction Volume 33 , No. 2 February / March 2013 Tom Flynn As I write, significant swaths of New York and New Jersey remain uninhabitable more than a month after Superstorm Sandy churned ashore. Sandy followed in the footsteps of Hurricane Irene, which savaged much of the same territory just fourteen months earlier. Sandy seems to have marked a turning point in the way most media commentators … Our Anthropocene Future What Can Biology Tell Us About Our Future? Volume 33 , No. 2 February / March 2013 Paul Grogan Introduction: The Island Analogy This truly extraordinary point in Earth’s history has recently been categorized as a distinct geological time period–the Anthropocene–a period of significant human impact on the planet. Our species is unique relative to all other life-forms in that we have a developed sense of consciousness. Not only do our activities dominate … is a magazine published by the Center for Inquiry Quick Links Home Our Latest Issue What is Secular Humanism? 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