Pandering to Racists
Friday October 17, 2003
As was reported here recently, some Republican leaders have adopted a general position that can only be called extremist. It isn't simply conservative or even very conservative. Instead, it is Read More...
Digital Photos are Satanic
Friday October 17, 2003
There was a time, according to stories, that there were people in the world who were afraid of having their pictures taken because they thought the images would steal their Read More...
Brights Generate More Heat than Light
Friday October 17, 2003
Some atheists want to adopt and start using the term "Bright" because it sounds like a more positive and upbeat term than "atheist" does anymore. There are perhaps some good Read More...
Girls Punished for Showing Faces
Friday October 17, 2003
In Saudi Arabia, even non-Muslim non-Saudi females are required to keep their faces hidden when in public, lest they violate laws regulating public morality and public decency. When they let Read More...
Cardinal Welcomes Celibacy Debate
Friday October 17, 2003
Celibacy is a difficult issue for the Roman Catholic Church. Priests weren't always celibate and even today it's not considered an absolute requirement - many priests are in fact married. Read More...
Rush Limbaugh, Morality, and Drug Addiction
Friday October 17, 2003
There has been a lot of press coverage of Rush Limbaugh's admission to being addicted to prescription pain medication. What hasn't received as much attention, however, is the reaction from Read More...
Religion in Europe
Friday October 17, 2003
For Europeans, religion just isn't as important as it once was. Even for those who do consider themselves religious, they often aren't Christian. And, for those who are still Christian, Read More...
This Date in History: Spanish Inquisition
Friday October 17, 2003
October 17, 1483: Pope Sixtus IV launched the
Spanish Inquisition, placing it under joint administration of both the church and the state. Tomas de Torquemada,
63, was appointed Grand Inquisitor in charge Read More...
American Catholics vs. the Vatican
Friday October 17, 2003
Catholics in America may feel intense loyalty to their church and they may revere the pope, but that doesn't mean that they think they are obligated to do everything the Read More...
Divine Rights and the Ten Commandments
Friday October 17, 2003
Where do our political rights come from? Those who argue that the government should endorse the Ten Commandments also typically argue that the Ten Commandments are the moral and political Read More...
Archbishop: Homosexuality is Gross
Friday October 17, 2003
Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, is one of the more conservative clergymen in the Anglican Communion. But just in case anyone had any doubts as to where he stoop Read More...