Is Religion a Force for Good?

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Religion has long shaped human civilization, and many have wondered whether it’s good for society. Those who argue “yes” say it offers a sense of identity and belonging and provides a moral compass to do good acts. Those who argue “no” say that religious beliefs are a source of historical and conflict and discrimination and can hinder social progress that clash with modern values. Now we debate: Is Religion a Force for Good? Arguing Yes: Shadi Hamid, Columnist and Editorial Board Member of The Washington Post; Assistant Research Professor of Islamic Studies at Fuller Seminary Arguing No: Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-Founder and Co-President of the Freedom from Religion Foundation Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.4	planning for today's episode some time ago, but a recent
0:44.9	development is giving our topic questions some sudden new relevance. You may have heard
0:49.6	that the Supreme Court of Alabama has ruled for the first time that frozen embryos are
0:54.9	to be considered children and that destruction of such embryos may therefore be a
1:00.1	crime wrongful death of a minor. This has already raised a huge cloud of
1:05.2	uncertainty around the continuing practice of IVF in vitro fertilization
1:09.4	the only way that a lot of people are able to have children through a process that does rely on creating
1:14.6	embryos and disposing of unused embryos does take place which could now bring prosecution in Alabama.
1:22.3	So this is a developing situation.
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1:26.8	is the court majority's explanation for doing this.
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