Timeline of Modern Philosophy: 1800 - 1899
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Timeline covers Marx, Bentham, James, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Moore, Russell, and other major figures in modern philosophy. Read More...
Girl, 10, Raped and Killed: God's Punishment for Father
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani, a ten-year-old girl, was raped and killed in Tanjung Kupang, Gelang Patah, Malaysia in January. According to the khatib (mosque official) of Masjid Batu, Permatang Pauh, Read More...
Method and Madness in Intelligence Failures
Tuesday February 10, 2004
A forum member writes: A psychologist once described to me the 'normal' process that occurs under conditions of high stress. People apparently tend to behave as adults, so long as Read More...
Gibson Surprised by "Passion" Controversy
Tuesday February 10, 2004
By now, the controversy over Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion" is probably common knowledge - and something that most people probably could have predicted. For some reason, though, one person Read More...
This Date in History: Everson v. Board of Education
Tuesday February 10, 2004
February 10, 1947: Decided: Everson v. Board of Education Supreme Court found that a New Jersey law providing for reimbursement to parents of parochial school students for transportation costs on Read More...
Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Religion plays an important role in the problems that afflict the Middle East. It isn't simply a matter of religion being used as a mask for political or ethnic strife Read More...
Christian Pilot Frightens Non-Christian Passengers
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Even if you are a Christian, how comfortable would you feel flying with a pilot who called non-Christians "crazy" and suggested that Christian passenger start witnessing to the non-Christians on Read More...
It's Only a Flesh Wound!
Tuesday February 10, 2004
Not too long ago I reported on how James McLaughlin ("Dominion") was invited to debate claimed made by religious conservatives about America being a Christian Nation - and how this Read More...
The Ten Commandments and the Confederacy, Part 2
Tuesday February 10, 2004
I believe the only reason [the Ten Commandments] are being challenged is that the book from whence they came declares that the Hand of God himself carved them out of Read More...