Friend or Foe-Foe-Foe: Christian Right Launching Christmas Offensive
Wednesday November 23, 2005
The Christian Right has opened a new front in their defense against the imaginary attacks on Christmas: a 'Friend or Foe' campaign in which they will intimidate or threaten to ... Read More
Bush Administration Sides with Vatican Over Abuse Case
Wednesday November 23, 2005
A lawsuit filed in Texas alleges that Pope Benedict XVI, while he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, participated in protecting Juan Carlos Patino-Arango, a seminarian at St. Francis de Sales ... Read More
Christian History: Timeline of Modern & Reformation, 1500 - 1600
Wednesday November 23, 2005
When was Martin Luther born? When did the Swiss Reformation begin? When was the Jesuit Order founded? When were the Wars of Religion fought in France? When was the first ... Read More
Bill O'Reilly: Religious Equality is Crazy
Wednesday November 23, 2005
Always good for a quote expressing something completely absurd, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News recent declared that it's crazy and nuts for public schools to treat all religions equally when ... Read More
Newsletter 11-23-05
Wednesday November 23, 2005
News items from the past week include the contributions a philosophical perspective can have in skeptical investigations of the paranormal, Bush's illogical comments about the war on terrorism, interesting Christian ... Read More
Media Shouldn't Report on Porn Industry?
Wednesday November 23, 2005
The Los Angeles Times has decided to cover the adult entertainment industry. It's legal and it's based in or around Los Angeles, so reporting news about the industry only makes ... Read More
This Date in History: Cardinals Voting for Pope
Wednesday November 23, 2005
November 23, 1970: Pope Paul VI prohibited cardinals over the age of 80 from voting for a new pope.
New Religious Movements
Wednesday November 23, 2005
Book of the Day: New Religious Movements: A Documentary Reader, edited by Dereck Daschke, W. Michael Ashcraft. Publisher: New York University Press.
Commonly referred to as cults, new religious movements have ... Read More
Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter
Wednesday November 23, 2005
Book of the Day: Harry Potter's World: Multidisciplinary Critical Perspectives, edited by Elizabeth E. Heilman. Publisher: Falmer Press.
First as books, but now as movies, video games, and a multitude ... Read More