Anti-Muslims Cartoons Connected to Atheism?
Monday February 20, 2006
Was the publication of the cartoons which launched riots among Muslims the result of atheism? That seems too incredible to believe, but it's exactly the impression that some are trying Read More...
Islam's Holy Days: Muslim Calendar of Holidays and Holy Days in Islam
Monday February 20, 2006
The Islamic calendar begins in the Western year 622 A.D. on the date which Muhammad and his closest companions moved from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra. During the Read More...
Politicians Using Religion to Divide
Monday February 20, 2006
Could it be that politicians cynically use the mantle or religion in order to further their political agendas and to validate the separation of people along ethnic and religious lines? Read More...
Discussion: Duty to Denounce Christianity?
Monday February 20, 2006
A forum member writes: Let's say that you think that Christianity is abominable. (I do.) Now what? I can't buy it. It boggles the mind. I left the flock. So, Read More...
Christianity's Similarities with Hinduism
Monday February 20, 2006
Everyone knows that Christianity grew out of Judaism and, therefore, naturally has a lot of similarities to it. Less well known are the similarities that Christianity has to other religions. Read More...
This Date in History: McCarthy and Government Communists
Monday February 20, 2006
February 20, 1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy alleges that 81 employees of the State Department are of "questionable loyalty" and even charges that some are members of an "espionage ring."
Daily Poll: Should Parents Choose their Child's Genetic Makeup?
Monday February 20, 2006
The ability to manipulate a person's genetic code is increasing and soon parents may be able to choose their child's genetic makeup - taller, faster, smarter, more resistant to disease, Read More...
Child Care and Religious Exemptions (Book Notes: God vs. the Gavel)
Monday February 20, 2006
It's common in America for religious organizations, and especially churches, to try to get exemptions from the same laws and regulations which apply to everyone else. In a few cases, Read More...
Philosophy and Paradox
Monday February 20, 2006
Book of the Day: A Brief History of the Paradox, by Roy Sorensen. Publisher: Oxford University Press.
The term paradox comes from the Greek paradoxos, which means "conflicting with expectation," and Read More...