Ontological Naturalist Music Saturday

Supertheory of Supereverything from Gogol Bordello:

Libertarian?

Glenn Beck is a complete and utter bigot.  That’s hardly news, but this anti-atheist rant is particularly icky: Hat tip: Timothy Sandefur

Cosmic Jewish Zombie

Seems about right. I’m guessing all religious people feel the same way as Father Dougal deep down: Hat tip: Adam Mueller

Muslim Women Face More Bigotry

This time in Italy. The northern town of Varallo Sesia has banned the Burquini – a swimsuit designed to conceal most of the body – with women caught wearing them facing fines of €500: “The sight of a ‘masked woman’ could disturb small children, not to mention problems of hygiene,” mayor Gianluca Buonanno was quoted [...]

Muslim Anti-Woman Bigotry and Danish Anti-Mulsim Woman Bigtory

Afghanistan has passed a law which allows men to withhold food and money from their wives if they fail to put out.* I’m sure glad we liberated that place: The legislation, which governs many aspects of family life for Afghanistan’s Shiites, has been sparking controversy since Karzai signed an earlier version in March. Critics said [...]

Moral Monopolies of Church and State

Benito Arruñada has a fascinating post at Organizations and Markets: Moral codes can be produced and enforced through markets or through organizations. In particular, Catholic theology can be interpreted as a paradigm of the organizational production of morality. In contrast, the dominant moral codes are now produced in something resembling more a market. The organizational [...]