The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

The Politics of Faith

Imitating a Lenten tradition observed by German monks hundreds of years ago, one man survives 46 days on beer alone.  After midnight on Easter Sunday, he broke his beer-only fast with a bacon smoothie. [CNN Belief Blog]

Secular political groups in Egypt prepare to give Islamist groups some competition in the parliamentary elections scheduled for September. [Reuters.com]

A religion without God: Humanism challenges traditional views of religion and the roles that it plays in ...