Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a new oppression.

Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.

Marriage, sanctified by the bond of fidelity, is the nearest life gets to a work of art.

It is through exchange that difference becomes a blessing, not a curse.

Islamophobia is a complex phenomenon.

Religion creates community, community creates altruism and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good... There is something about the tenor of relationships within a religious community that makes it the best tutorial in citizenship and good neighborliness.

The evidence shows that religious people - defined by regular attendance at a place of worship - actually do make better neighbours.