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Puerto Rico cop: Keep religion to yourself

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Whenever I probe a believer on the foundations of their faith, finding themselves fully incapable of producing one rational thought, they faithfully respond with the trite adage “To each their own.” But when you take the time to look around, you notice that it’s mostly the believers who don’t believe in the saying. Just ask Read More

Can religious leaders override government laws?

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We all know about Martin Luther King Jr.’s resistance to the unjust laws of the Jim Crow South. King believed that achieving justice sometimes necessitated breaking the arbitrary rules that flawed humans devise. Similarly, in Latin America, where many of our families originated, priests often took a stand against the repressive authority of the oligarchies. Read More