The Briefing 10-14-14

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1) Vatican synod on family a major transformation of Roman Catholicism

Vatican Signals More Tolerance Toward Gays and Remarriage, New York Times (Elisabetta Povoledo)

The Vatican’s Relatio, The Vatican (Synod on the Family)

Vatican document challenges Church to change attitude to gays, Reuters (Philip Pullella)

The Vatican’s New Stance Toward Gays and Divorcees, The Atlantic (Emma Green)

2) Atheist Crispin Sartwell declares irrationality of atheistic belief

Irrational Atheism, The Atlantic (Crispin Sartwell)

3) Debate over Islam reveals clash of worldviews within ideological left

Bill Maher and the liberal conundrum: Progressives, religion and extremism, Salon (Josh Applebaum)

Atheism, Islam and liberalism: This is what we are really fighting about, Salon (Andrew O’Hehir)