Whenever world renowned scientists proclaim they are atheists, I wonder if they know how to create some thing out of nothing and how they can discount the religious beliefs that have come down through the ages.
Professors at the Harvard Divinity School's Religious Literacy Project and Wellesley College must have been thinking about the bigotry and prejudice that discounting another's religious beliefs fuels, when they created the free online class on religious literacy that starts March 1. They recognize that religions are not stagnant. They are evolving and religious texts have various historical and contemporary interpretations.
Since religion plays an important and complex role in the lives of young and old around the world, from time to time, I have written posts on the topic: "Why Do They Hate Us?" "Respect the Faith," and "This We Believe." The Harvard/Wellesley series should be much more informative. You can learn more at eds.org/xseries/world-religions-through-scriptures#why-xseries.
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