At Science and Religion News, Salman Hameed writes a response to a talk by P. W. Singer about the future of robots in war.

At the Washington Post, Kathleen Parker suggests that "principled Christians" are becoming increasingly disillusioned not just with the Republican Party but with politics in general.

At Christianity Today, conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza profiles Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer, casting Singer's approach as a "horrifying yet somehow refreshing" manifestation of the New Atheists' quest for a "truly secular society."

In the New York Times, Zev Chafets profiles Rabbi Capers Funnye, a black rabbi and cousin to the Obamas.

Speaking in Turkey, President Obama said, "We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation." See the speech and what CNN's commentators had to say.

In the New York Times, David Brooks describes a new understanding of morality among many psychologists, cognitive scientists and philosophers that is not based on reason and deliberation, but on "constantly evaluating what we see."

Eurozine, via New Humanist, features a conversation with Russian philosopher Michail Ryklin about his belief that Soviet communism became a religion for its enthusiasts on the European left.

Jon Meacham responds to critics of his recent Newsweek feature on the decline of Christian America.

At Progressive Revival, Diana Butler Bass reflects on the discussion about the "'new role' of religion and politics" featured on the Chris Matthews Show this week.