{"id":107,"date":"2017-06-14T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart-elementor\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2022-12-19T01:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:15:16","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"107\" class=\"elementor elementor-107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3beefac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3beefac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6084436\" data-id=\"6084436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35d4ae elementor-search-form--skin-classic elementor-search-form--button-type-icon elementor-search-form--icon-search elementor-widget elementor-widget-search-form\" data-id=\"d35d4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"search-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<search role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-search-form__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"elementor-screen-only\" for=\"elementor-search-form-d35d4ae\">Search<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"elementor-search-form-d35d4ae\" placeholder=\"Search or browse...\" class=\"elementor-search-form__input\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" value=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-search-form__submit\" type=\"submit\" aria-label=\"Search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/search>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135ebd2 uael-equal__height-yes uael-post__filter-align-center uael-posts-thumbnail-ratio elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-posts\" data-id=\"135ebd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_show_filters&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;classic_slides_to_show&quot;:3,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;classic_slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:1}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__header-filters-wrap uael-posts-tabs-dropdown\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"uael-post__header-filters\" aria-label=\"Taxonomy Filter\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"uael-post__header-filter uael-filter__current\" data-filter=\"*\">All Categories<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"uael-post__header-filter\" data-filter=\".poetry-art-humour\" tabindex=\"0\">Art, Humour &amp; 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Politics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-idea-of-separating-church-and-state-has-deep-roots\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe idea of separating church and state has deep roots\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/steven-k-green\/\" title=\"Posts by Steven K. Green\" rel=\"author\">Steven K. Green<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t10\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Trump administration\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/the-idea-of-separating-church-and-state-has-deep-roots\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16423\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16423>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper letters  letters-to-the-editor \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/yet-more-examples-of-dumbing-down-by-tv-news\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Yet more examples of dumbing down by TV news\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Journalist.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/letters\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-letters\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-letters\">Letters to the Editor<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/yet-more-examples-of-dumbing-down-by-tv-news\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tYet more examples of dumbing down by TV news\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/rationale\/\" title=\"Posts by Rationale Magazine\" rel=\"author\">Rationale Magazine<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t06\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEditor\u2019s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. 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Mancall\" rel=\"author\">Peter C. Mancall<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t02\/07\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tDid the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation? Political leaders who addressed\u00a0a prayer rally on ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/the-us-founders-other-revolutionary-choice-separating-religion-and-government\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16408\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16408>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper law-politics  law-&amp;-politics \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/is-christianity-indispensable-to-western-democracy-looking-at-the-claims-of-political-christianitys-defenders\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Is Christianity indispensable to Western democracy? 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Politics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-poverty-of-current-affairs-tv\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe poverty of current affairs TV\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/author\/ian-robinson\/\" title=\"Posts by Ian Robinson\" rel=\"author\">Ian Robinson<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t24\/06\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIn 1978, a Californian advertising executive with the evocative name of Jerry Mander published a book entitled Four Arguments for ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/the-poverty-of-current-affairs-tv\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-16383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-16383>Continue reading \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper philosophy  philosophy-&amp;-psychology \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/when-is-it-morally-wrong-to-not-disclose-use-of-ai\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"When is it morally wrong to not disclose use of AI?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-768x528.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-16377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Eulogy.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__terms-wrap\"><span class=\"uael-post__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rationalemagazine.com\/index.php\/category\/philosophy\/\" class=\"uael-listing__terms-link\" id=\"uael-post-term-philosophy\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-term-philosophy\">Philosophy &amp; 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