Identity has become a divisive political concept around the world. In recent years appeals to group identity have warrant the election of Donald Trump.
Religion and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
These articles on Religion and Democracy concern the relationship with the world's many organized collections of beliefs, cultural systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to the supernatural and spirituality. This section also includes our articles about how the relationship between secularism and atheism with democracy. Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Crackdown on China’s Christian Churches Intensifies
Authorities are ratcheting up pressure on unregistered religious establishments with the intent of shutting down at least two-thirds of Christian churches.
The Pursuit Of Happiness Versus Lies, Fraud And Corruption
Can’t we just figure out that it would be better to just be honest, admit our human frailties, become a sex positive nation, embrace enthusiastic yes, and understand the “Pursuit of Happiness” clearly includes sex, and move on?
VIDEO: Rashida Tlaib on Becoming First Palestinian-American in Congress
Rashida Tlaib, Muslim Palestinian-American politician to make it into the House of Representatives for district 13 Michigan in 2008 talks to Democracy Now.
Impunity For Australian Catholic Church Officials is a Mistake
As a Bishop of the Catholic Church, Wilson should be a beacon of truth and an example to his flock and the rest of society. To have failed in his moral duties should have earned him a stricter sentence.
Abortion Vote is a Set-Back for Argentina and Progress
If we move forward, informed by science and medicine and real facts, our species prospers and needless suffering is reduced. If we move backwards, as Argentina just did, we’ll keep walking blindly into hard objects.
Liberty University Students Object to Movie on Trump Prophecy
A book about an alleged prophecy describing Donald Trump’s win as U.S. president is being produced as a movie
Political Accountability in America
Corporate America has been allowed to turn the media into a monopoly and it is past time to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act to break up the monopolies. And I also believe we need to reenact the media regulations that Reagan stripped.
The Border Children
Bring down hell fire and woe on the backs of these calloused beasts and do not remember their names in the Book of the Living. For they sold your innocents for power and lorded it over them.
The Problem With Capitalism Without Conscience
I have a friend who was in seminary and he told me one of his professors had said, ”democracies rise and fall by the morals of its people”. I believe this to be true, but why have so many Christian and Republicans sided with the cause of evil?