Agnosticism / Atheism April 2004 Archive

Land Transfer to Save Ten Commandments Monument?
Communities trying to keep Ten Commandments monuments often try to sell the land under the monument to a private entity. They hope that this will allow them to keep the Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Islam in German Schools
Muslim students are having trouble coping with the standards in German schools - not the academic standards, but the social and behavioral standards which sometimes contradict Islamic teachings. Examples include Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Misrepresenting Skepticism
Conservative evangelicals are caught in a dilemma: their religion is based upon faith and religious experiences, but they live in a culture that (ostensibly, at least) values rationality, science, and Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

NXIVM Loses in Court. Again
I've reported several times before about NXIVM, a group that has sued over being called a "cult" and to have materials critical of it taken down from a web site. Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Blow Struck Against Freedom of Association
One of the freedoms many people take for granted is the freedom of association - the right to spend time with any person or group they wish to. Our government Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Southern Baptists and Women Pastors
Not content to simply limit women's role in the home and in marriage, as they did during the 1998 meeting, the Southern Baptist Convention is also determined to make sure Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

What is Marriage? Don't Ask Conservatives
The conservative case against gay marriage is often based in large part on the idea that there is and has always been only a single valid form of marriage: that Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Discussion: Is President Bush Morally Stunted?
A forum member writes: Ethicist Peter Singer says that George W. Bush has the moral development of a 13 year old boy, seeing the world "very simply, in black and Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Communion Watch for Kerry
One of the issues facing John Kerry this election season is the status of his religion. Many people, but especially conservatives, are trying to pin him down on just whether Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

This Date in History: "In God We Trust"
April 22, 1864: The motto "In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins - specifically, the a bronze two-cent piece issued during the American Civil War.

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Pat Boone: Censorship is "Healthy" for Society
Censorship is debated a great deal - most agree that there are some materials which should be prohibited, but where exactly the line should be drawn is another matter entirely. Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Bush's Responsibilities
What matters most - government policies on stem cell research or dealing with possible terrorist attacks on the United States? Most people will say the latter - but the actions Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Poor, Persecuted Evangelicals
Evangelical Christians in America tend to consider themselves to be a persecuted minority - according to a recent survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, 77% of white evangelicals, 59% Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Abortion War: Violence in America
Book of the Day: Wrath of Angels: The American Abortion War Anti-abortion activism is perhaps the largest social protest movement since the 1960s anti-war demonstrations which gripped campuses and cities across Read More...

Thursday April 22, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)