A Collection of Recent, Good, Relevant Posts At Maverick Philosopher

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/11/david-lewis-on-religion.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/11/theism-is-not-a-religion-.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/11/more-than-an-animal.html

http://maverickphilosopher.typepad.com/maverick_philosopher/2013/11/the-stoic-insight-and-its-limits.html



The second post is something worth commenting on briefly, as it makes a very, very important point that many people miss. Just as atheism is not a religion, neither is theism. Theism is the proposition that God exists. Many religions include theism, or are founded on theistic philosophies, but theism is not a religion. There have been theists that derided or outright hated religion. Separation of Church and State is does not imply an atheistic state. No state can exist without a philosophical underpinning. The United State's founding was underpinned by a theistic worldview.