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The El Salvador pastors saving MS-13 gang members: 'The only way out is through Jesus’
Via: CB • Doubting Thomas' Lazaretto • 21 Comments • 8 years ago
“We are in penitentiary now, but in case we leave and go outside, there are many temptations. But we know w are sons of God and that we may be able...”
MS-13 gang members: 'The only way out is through Jesus’ Oh, yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.
Paul Kurtz, 86, Humanist Publisher, Dies
Via: CB • Doubting Thomas' Lazaretto • 1 Comments • 8 years ago
“No deity will save us; we must save ourselves.”
Paul Kurtz, a philosopher whose advocacy of reason ahead of faith helped define contemporary secular humanism, died on Saturday at his home in Amherst, N.Y. He was 86. He had been treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said his son, Jonathan, who is the president of Prometheus...
Humanist Manifesto I
Via: CB • Doubting Thomas' Lazaretto • 28 Comments • 8 years ago
“The quest for the good life is still the central task of mankind.”
FIRST: Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created. SECOND: Humanism believes that man is a part of nature and that he has emerged as a result of a continuous process. THIRD: Holding an organic view of life, humanists find that the traditional dualism of mind and...
The Treatment of Non-Israelite Slaves: From Moses To Moses
Via: CB • Doubting Thomas' Lazaretto • 33 Comments • 1 Like • 8 years ago
“Non-Hebrew slaves were considered permanent acquisitions and never had to be freed.”
Maimonides and the Problem of Non-Israelite Slaves:The Mishneh Torah Law Code Moses Maimonides (1138-1205) is the first to take a big step towards a more humane treatment of gentile slaves. In the final section of his Laws of Slavery, Maimonides, expresses moral discomfort with the idea,...
"Baghdad" RUDY comes to 'Meet The Press'
Via: CB • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 8 years ago • LOCKED
Remember the Original Baghdad Bob? A Quick Peek: Now, . . . well have a look-see for yourself: "Baghdad" RUDY? A Quick Peek: Did Chuck Todd's mind explode? Did Rudy get more 'fodder' from Chuck's followup question? STAY TUNED!!!
A Serious Question For Republican Congressional Candidates
Via: CB • News & Politics • 24 Comments • 8 years ago
by: George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 8/3/18 This is a serious question for Republican congressional candidates: Do you think you can win your campaign running on the record of Speaker Paul Ryan, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip Steve Scalise and his Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry? . . ....
Mockingbird Daily
By: CB • Religion and Reason • 150 Comments • 8 years ago • LOCKED
MockingBird DaY This morning, there were sounds of many voices heard outside my window. I thought, "Who could it be, now?" I gazed over at the security cameras. There was the neighborhood mockingbird up and at 'em prancing house-left along my home - spitting out mellow sounds and rhymes in a...
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God —April 25, 2018
Via: CB • Religion & Ethics • 470 Comments • 8 years ago • LOCKED
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God By Dalia Fahmy April 25, 2018 (Lucas Schifres/Getty Images) In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically. In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans,...