>Why do we so slavishly venerate religion? Is it always a force for good in
>the world? Doesn't religious dogma often conflict with reason and progress?
>Shouldn't we view it with the same questioning, sometimes skeptical, eye we
>fix on other wealthy, powerful institutions?
>
>But we don't. In an age of cynicism and doubt -- about politics, media,
>values -- religion gets a free ride.
Selective memory loss now, Lena?
To jog your memory: Jims Bakker or Swaggart. Free ride?!?
-Prof. Tim