December 13, 2007 – 3:47 pm
Update: It looks like my initial concern regarding the shooter’s religion and his mental health may not have been totally unfounded (emphasis mine):
Gothard’s teachings have been criticized by other conservative Christians who allege that he has deviated from true Bible teaching. He takes a stand against rock music — even Christian rock — and [...]
October 3, 2007 – 2:39 pm
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is one organization that is perfectly clear in how it would change the US Constitution if given the chance. And they are taking their message on the road through a campaign to “place freethought billboards around the country, wherever an irreverent billboard is needed — which is practically everywhere!” [...]
August 17, 2007 – 3:30 am
I must confess I have a bizarre fascination with Richard Dawkins. If it weren’t for that, I might not have been interested in the fact that 25% of the British have some sort of belief in astrology. Or even in the fact that this constitutes more believers than any other single established religion. [...]
What is the most dangerous idea in religion? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wanted to know.
Religion is one of the most potent forces in human affairs. It has inspired some of history’s most sublime moments, but also some of its most barbaric.
The Inquisition, the bombing of abortion clinics, suicide bombings in Iraq - all have [...]
A church in Tampa, FL is planning on building a daycare center and preschool it says “the neighborhood desperately needs.”
We target working families that can’t afford a quality pre-school.
I hope that means that they will be providing a quality pre-school at an affordable rate, but the marketing language directed at people has always bothered [...]
On June 6, 2007, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief held a meeting of religious leaders at the House of Lords in the UK. The purpose was to look at the challenges presented to various faiths in the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states,
Everyone [...]
There are a number of research studies out at the moment highlighting the psychological benefits of religion in the lives of the religious. While often depicted as “the root of all evil,” religion actually produces a greater sense of well-being and better general health. Australian researchers have just published a series of studies [...]
Jennifer has an interesting entry from yesterday about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor, writer, dissident and martyr who was ultimately executed for his crimes against the Nazi regime. She shares an interesting excerpt from a documentary about his life:
The church has three possible ways it can act against the state. First, it can ask [...]
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