Religion and politics, compliment or contrast?

Religion seen an 'oddity' by ministers, Archbishop says


Government schemes de-normalised religion, Dr Williams said
The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of treating religious faith as an "eccentricity" practised by "oddities".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8409310.stm

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Science and Religion

Top 100 Global Thinkers

What makes a global thinker? Read through some of Foreign Policy's Top 100, paying particular attention to the placing of 17 and 18, then perhaps comment on what you think would make a top global thinker.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/30/the_fp_top_100_global_thinkers?page=0,17