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Tag Archives: Christian
Supreme Ego
In June this year the Supreme Court vacated Roe v. Wade with an extreme, repetitive, and oddly argued opinion that will, despite assurances to the contrary, threaten a constellation of basic rights that have been built up over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged abortion, Casey, Christian, Dobbs, Eisenstadt, Federalist, Griswold, LGBTQ, Loving, marriage, Obergefell, originalist, religion, Roe, Supreme Court
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Ring of Dogma
Algerian writer Kamel Daoud gained world-wide fame as the author of a novel—The Meursault Investigation—that acts as a sequel to Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger, but one told from an Arab viewpoint. In the October 14, 2019 issue of The … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged Christian, first amendment, government, Islam, power, religion
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Fifty Years of Science
Among the many significant events that happened in 1968, fifty years ago, many have been all but forgotten, some perhaps deservedly so. There is one, however, that should be remembered both for its immediate message and for the continuing impact … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged ACLU, AEA, Arkansas, Christian, constitution, curriculum, Epperson, evolution, first amendment, monkey trial, religion, school, Scopes, Tennessee
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Islamophobia Rises
On Wednesday, March 9th, Anderson Cooper of CNN conducted an interview with the leading candidate in the Republican primary race for President. This is a small (and oft-repeated) snippet from that conversation: Anderson Cooper: “Do you think Islam is at … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Bill Maher, Christian, conservative, GOP, hate, immigration, ISIS, Islam, Koran, Muslim, Qu'ran, Republican
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Merry Whatever!
It’s amazing what things have come to in the last few years. Recently I walked into a store to do some Christmas shopping and was greeted by an employee who wished me a Merry Christmas before he asked me how … Continue reading
Islam and Tolerance
President Obama has been getting a lot of criticism recently regarding his principled stands on religion—specifically, his attitudes toward Islam. Last year, it was all about his administration’s use of the acronym ISIL—Islamic State in the Levant—as shorthand for the … Continue reading
WWJ Not Do?
The Family Research Council (FRC) is one of those modern evangelical Christian organizations that believes they know the truth about biblical commandments. They have absolute knowledge that their own narrow interpretation of the bible is correct, and that the resulting … Continue reading
Terror in the Media
On Thursday, August 30, 2012, a legal hearing was held in the state of Georgia to begin the process of prosecuting four terrorists charged with plotting to kill thousands of people. The defendants in this plot had planned, among other … Continue reading
Terror Double Standard
It has happened again. Another severe terrorist attack, this time in Norway. A bomb was detonated in a public street outside the halls of Norwegian power. Not long after, a gunman attacked crowds of children at a summer camp. And … Continue reading