Hospital Bans Atkins Diet
Saturday August 23, 2003
The Atkins diet has been hugely popular in recent years and many people swear that it is effective. Some scientific studies suggest that it may be helpful in losing weight Read More...
Sanctioning Buddhism in a Police Department
Saturday August 23, 2003
Is it at all legitimate for a police department to sanction a religious retreat where officers can learn how to cope with stress? Usually, this question would be asked in Read More...
Scientology Wanted Millions in Lawsuit
Saturday August 23, 2003
For the past six years, Tampa lawyer Ken Dandar has waged a battle to get a wrongful death lawsuit against the Church of Scientology in front of a jury. He Read More...
What is Science?
Saturday August 23, 2003
Scientific Method: Science is effectively defined by the method which actual scientists use in order to make discoveries and generally produce knowledge about the universe around us. It is this Read More...
Bush's Church/State Record Criticized
Saturday August 23, 2003
Every year, the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island celebrates America's religious liberties with a program about a letter that George Washington wrote to them: "To the Hebrew Congregation in Read More...
Roy Moore: National Hero
Saturday August 23, 2003
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is regarded by many as a religious fanatic because of his insistence that as an elected public official, he has both the right and the Read More...
This Date in History: Arnold Toynbee
Saturday August 23, 2003
August 23, 1852: Arnold Toynbee was born. Toynbee was a British historian whose writings and ideas have had considerable influence on modern attitudes towards not only history, but also religion Read More...
State-Approved Prayers at Senior Center
Saturday August 23, 2003
At the government-funded Silver Foxes Den Senior Center in Colorado, there are official organized prayers before lunch every day. Some people like this tradition, but a number have gotten tired Read More...
Understanding Islam
Saturday August 23, 2003
Recently Received: Oxford Dictionary of Islam, by John L. Esposito.
John L. Esposito is a frequent writer on Islam and the Islamic world; here he presents a new dictionary of Islamic Read More...
Fox, Franken, and the First Amendment
Saturday August 23, 2003
The recent lawsuit of Fox News against Al Franken over his new book raises some very interesting First Amendment issues. Just how far can a person go when it comes Read More...
God Bless Roy Moore?
Saturday August 23, 2003
There are many Christian Nationalists who believe that American law was founded upon and is defined by the Ten Commandments. Theirs is no mere argument about influence or connection - Read More...
Religion Behind Jerusalem Bombing
Saturday August 23, 2003
In the recent bombing of a bus in Jerusalem, 20 people were murdered - including several children. Who was responsible for this act? Part of the responsibility lies with the Read More...