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Odd Gods
There are a lot of small, new religions in the United States, and it seems that
more pop up all the time. What are they and what do they want? Why are people attracted
to them? Perhaps more importantly, how are we as individuals and as a society supposed
to react to these new religious groups? Read More...
The God Experiment
Sacred Pain
For most people, pain is something to be avoided: it is a sign that something
is wrong and that something needs to be fixed. But for a few people, at least some
times, pain is something sought after. There are even religious reasons to seek pain
and discomfort. But why would people do this? Are they insane, or do they know something
the rest of us don't? Read More...
Are science and religion compatible, or are they so different that they must ultimately come into conflict, with people having to choose one or the other? Some believe that they are not only compatible, but that they ultimately support each other - with the new revelations of science demonstrating the deeper truths of religion while the insights of religion point the way for science to proceed. Read More...
Supreme Injustice
Did the United States Supreme Court cheat in its decision in the case of Bush
v. Gore, which ultimately led to George W. Bush's election as president of the
United States? Alan Dershowitz argues "yes" to that question and offers
some impressive arguments to support his case. By extensively citing the law and
the justices' own records, he demonstrates that there was certainly something fishy going on. Read More...
Ultimate Journey
In 629, the Chinese Buddhist monk Hsuan Tsang left the Tang dynasty capital Chang-an
(current-day Xian) and traveled to India to see the main shrines of his religion.
His path was difficult, taking him across deserts and mountains. His record of the
15-year-long voyage not only served generations of travelers, but also generations
of scholars and school children until, eventually, it ended up largely forgotten.
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