>> Christopher Hitchens rails against the moral and aesthetic nightmare of Christmas in Slate.

>> Atheists aren’t happy about National Prayer Day. In Colorado, The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s sued the governor for his role in “a celebration of the National Day of Prayer at the state Capitol.”

>> Why do religious people have so many kids? “Nobody knows exactly why religion and fertility tend to go together,” writes Anthony Gottlieb, but then goes on to name some potential reasons: “Conventional wisdom says that female education, urbanisation, falling infant mortality, and the switch from agriculture to industry and services all tend to cause declines in both religiosity and birth rates. In other words, secularisation and smaller families are caused by the same things.” (via ideas)

>> Jesus Loves Porn Stars is among the unusual bibles in Kottke’s roundup.

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