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An Anti-Semitic Caricature of Me Generates No Criticism from Berkeley Hard Left

An Anti-Semitic Caricature of Me Generates No Criticism from Berkeley Hard Left


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  163 Comments  •  9 years ago

An Anti-Semitic Caricature of Me Generates No Criticism from Berkeley Hard Left by Alan M. Dershowitz, Gatestone Institute, October 26, 2017 I was recently invited to present the liberal...
Evangelizing Freedom

Evangelizing Freedom


Via: singled-out-3  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

Have Protestant ideas of human dignity and the importance of the individual impacted modern conceptions of human and civil rights? We have previously looked at the metaphysical ideas behind...
The symmetric property of 2 Timothy 3:16

The symmetric property of 2 Timothy 3:16


Via: bob-nelson  •  Religion & Ethics  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

James McGrath writes about 2 Timothy 3:16 the favorite verse of those who assert their authority by defending the authority of the scriptures. My fundamentalist friends, bless em, love to...
Yes, That Cartoon of Me Was Anti-Semitic

Yes, That Cartoon of Me Was Anti-Semitic


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

Yes, That Cartoon of Me Was Anti-Semitic by Alan M. Dershowitz  •  November 1, 2017 When the official newspaper of Berkeley published a color caricature of me as a spider-like creature with...
Clearing the Fog: ‘Christianity Doesn’t Need Evidence Because Faith is Blind’

Clearing the Fog: ‘Christianity Doesn’t Need Evidence Because Faith is Blind’


By: singled-out-3  •  Religion & Ethics  •  354 Comments  •  9 years ago

Many atheist critiques of Christianity claim that faith is blind, irrational, stupid. In his book The God Delusion, leading atheist Richard Dawkins asserts that faith opposes reason, and calls...
What My Latest Research on Christianophobia Means

What My Latest Research on Christianophobia Means


Via: singled-out-3  •  Religion & Ethics  •  25 Comments  •  9 years ago

Often when I write on Christianophobia, I point out that the people who display this type of bigotry are more likely to be white, male, educated and wealthy than others. Your average...
Churches Have Religious Freedom, People Not So Much

Churches Have Religious Freedom, People Not So Much


Via: xxjefferson51  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin has a bizarre interpretation of the 1st Amendment.According to the first openly gay senator in U.S. history, the line in the Constitution that states...
NASHVILLE STATEMENT - A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality

NASHVILLE STATEMENT - A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  655 Comments  •  9 years ago

“Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves…” -Psalm 100:3 Preamble Evangelical Christians at the dawn of the twenty-first century find themselves...
DEBATE: Is Gender A Personal Choice?

DEBATE: Is Gender A Personal Choice?


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  420 Comments  •  9 years ago

  This Girl Defined video is a vblog by Kristen Clark and Bethany Baird, sisters, lifelong friends, and the founders of Girl Defined Ministries. 1.  From a Christian perspective should you set...
Top 10 Ethical Dilemmas in War Movies

Top 10 Ethical Dilemmas in War Movies


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

Top 10 Ethical Dilemmas in War Movies Dead civilians, suicidal orders, and the ethics of war. by Johnny Rico   ThoughtCo. Updated March 01, 2017 War is generally considered to be...
Christian Shelter Forces Homeless Women to Give 10% to Megachurch

Christian Shelter Forces Homeless Women to Give 10% to Megachurch


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  62 Comments  •  9 years ago

Source A Christian women’s shelter in Alabama is forcing homeless residents to attend the largest megachurch in the state and, when they get a job, give that church 10 percent of their...
Why the disagreements over religion?

Why the disagreements over religion?


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  338 Comments  •  9 years ago

Why the disagreements over religion? What I have noticed for years now is that atheist members seem to feel a need to criticize and challenge the beliefs that others have about religion....
Philosophy Question: Would You Kill One Person to Save Five?

Philosophy Question: Would You Kill One Person to Save Five?


Via: johnrussell  •  Religion & Ethics  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

Philosophers love to conduct thought experiments. Often these involve rather bizarre situations, and critics wonder how relevant these thought experiments are to the real world. But the point of...
Do Glass Pipes, Incense Prove Teens Are Practicing Shamanism?

Do Glass Pipes, Incense Prove Teens Are Practicing Shamanism?


Via: krishna  •  Religion & Ethics  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

(An "Oldie but Goodie" from The Onion News Network)  
Jesus returns

Jesus returns


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  23 Comments  •  9 years ago

Here’s the Awful Way a Popular Christian Homeschooling Curriculum Covers Racism

Here’s the Awful Way a Popular Christian Homeschooling Curriculum Covers Racism


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Source My colleague Jonny Scaramanga has written a lot about the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) curriculum used by many conservative Christians who homeschool their children. The...
Letting Go

Letting Go


Via: krishna  •  Religion & Ethics  •  22 Comments  •  9 years ago

Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river. The current of the river swept silently over them all -- young and old, rich and poor, good and evil -- the...
The Gaelic Goddesses ¦ Psychology and Irish Mythology

The Gaelic Goddesses ¦ Psychology and Irish Mythology


Via: kpr37  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

I left the US because of their hatred towards Muslims… this is my story

I left the US because of their hatred towards Muslims… this is my story


Via: kpr37  •  Religion & Ethics  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

Everyday I would see hate stickers against Muslims at Harvard Medical School. PHOTO: AFP I was born in 1982, in the beautiful American city of San Jose, California. A proud patriotic...
More Jihadists in the West - Why?

More Jihadists in the West - Why?


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

More Jihadists in the West - Why? by Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute, October 4, 2017 Growing up under Sharia law and in Islamist schools, we were taught that the highest level...
America was NOT founded on christian principles

America was NOT founded on christian principles


Via: gordy327  •  Religion & Ethics  •  350 Comments  •  9 years ago

I've come across article, discussions, and individuals who proclaim that America was founded on "Christian principles." Often, such claims are made to promote one's own religious beliefs above...
Christians Who Libel Israel: The Iona Community

Christians Who Libel Israel: The Iona Community


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Religion & Ethics  •  115 Comments  •  9 years ago

Christians Who Libel Israel: The Iona Community by Denis MacEoin , Gladstone Institute, August 27, 2017 The Abbey of the Iona Community, on the island of Iona, Scotland. (Image...
While Dhimmis Cower, Artists Boldly Spit at Jesus

While Dhimmis Cower, Artists Boldly Spit at Jesus


Via: kpr37  •  Religion & Ethics  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

From the best of Newsvine, before fear (Islamophobia) set in. Somehow I doubt Christians will be cutting off any heads over the tasteless insults above, which were part of the recent Jesus Is...
MI Couple Let Infant Die of Treatable Disease Because “God Makes No Mistakes”

MI Couple Let Infant Die of Treatable Disease Because “God Makes No Mistakes”


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Religion & Ethics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Source   On February 6, Abigail Piland was born without any obvious problems. But when the midwife who helped deliver her checked back the next day, Abigail didn’t look healthy. Abigail...
What is Good Old Fashioned Americana?

What is Good Old Fashioned Americana?


Via: calbab  •  Religion & Ethics  •  81 Comments  •  9 years ago

Is this song performed by Kate Smith 'spankin' Americana? Does it offend you that it mentions God throughout? Can this song be broadcasted over the speakers in public today? "Kind of makes you...
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