Author: Luis Granados
Luis Granados is an attorney in Washington, D.C., and a student of religious history. He is currently working on a book to be called The God Experts, which chronicles the scandals of organized religion.
Caroline vs. Smallpox: How one woman defeated man’s greatest enemy
Smallpox is caused by a virus with the scientific name of variola major. The virus affects only humans, not animals. Like the common cold, it spreads through sneeze and cough emissions, bedding and clothing, or direct contact. After it enters the nose or mouth, it heads for the lymph glands, whence it is given a …
The Grinch Who Stole Valentine’s Day
Shortly before Valentine’s Day 2009, a devout Hindu group known as Lord Ram’s Army invaded a bar in Mangalore in India’s Karnataka State and proceeded to drag women out by their hair and beat them up for the sin of flirtatiousness. “We are the citizens of this nation,” said the group’s founder, “and I feel …
Apartheid’s Anniversary
May 26, 2009, will be a day to reflect on the role played by organized religion in the making of public policy. It was on this date sixty-one years ago that the National Party swept to power in South Africa on a platform of strict apartheid between the black and white races—under the guiding spirit …