"Religious morals based on faith, scripture and authority are not subject to examination or reason; they are dictates from on high. In fact, their connection to myths has promoted values many see as repugnant. The scriptures of Christianity and Islam, for instance, have been used to justify the oppression of women, gays, and unbelievers—not to mention various rules about sex that are oppressive and ridiculous. And insofar as religious morals are subject to scrutiny and revision as society changes, then, as Plato recognized in the Euthphryo Dilemma, they become secular. There’s simply no reason why morality should be improved by connecting it to mythology."
The whole thing is at QUILLETTE.
Also, there is this: Jerry Coyne's website - My newest piece in Quillette
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