A good article

about removing that which has the ability to create change from the work that needs to be done...

Civil Religion's Sharper Teeth

"All believers welcome, so long as they aren't religious."

I do like this, though:

"We can safely say that the teachings of Richard Dawkins have never inspired anybody to move their family to sub-Saharan Africa to dig wells."

Of course, all of this is predicated on the fact the the U.S. really is the center of the universe...