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Preaching without Faith

Because the brain is a belief machine believing is our default setting and hereditary, writes psychology professor and neuroscientist Michael Shermer. We are inundated with information, all day, every day. It would simply be...

Does it take Faith to be Secular?

Some Christians honestly feel that it takes faith to become an atheist, more faith than to be Christian. This really puzzled me, so I set out to understand this mindset and where it comes...

Special Feature – Alleged Religious Discrimination in Australian Employment (Andrew Thorburn and Israel Folau)

The resignation of Andrew Thorburn as Essendon Football Club’s chief executive within 24 hours after being appointed because of his links to City on a Hill church condemning homosexuality and abortion has re-ignited the...

The Secrets to Christianity’s Historical Success

Given the content of the Bible, Christian dogma and Christianity's violent history (which most 21st century Christians seem totally oblivious of), it is quite surprising that Christianity still has more than 2 billion followers...

Near-death Experiences

The British Telegraph of 7 October 2014 carried the following story: First hint of “life after death” in biggest ever scientific study. The newsworthy claim of the article was: “Southampton University scientists have found...

Special Feature – Why the Proposed Australian Religious Discrimination Bill will do more harm than good

The proposed Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (the ‘Bill’) As a lawyer practising in workplace relations for 30+ years I have significant interest in the effectiveness of Australia’s anti-discrimination legislation because most discrimination complaints relate to...

Introduction to the CSF

Welcome to the Constructive Secular Forum and the Launch of its Website on 4 March 2022! We’re very pleased with this big milestone! The CSF is: A virtual Forum, attempting to primarily provide a community, information,...

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