A thoughtful article by Andrew Sullivan on the role of religion in modern society recently featured in the New York magazine - http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/...religions.html

In the old Communist parlance, when it comes to religion I'm a fellow traveler rather than a believer, but I find religious insights useful, especially the notion that, since the likelihood that there is a God is improbable the kingdom of Heaven (after death) should be replaced with the concept of the republic of Heaven (in this life)

I'm sure Matt would find it useful subject matter when next nattering to his barber in Thai