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Category Archives: Religious Pluarlism
The bullies of religion
The Times Online (UK) has a short item featuring Archbishop Rowan Williams on bullying people into belief: In a speech at Guildford cathedral, Dr Williams criticised those who believed they had all the answers and treated non-Christians as if their … Continue reading
Posted in Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Religious Pluarlism
Tagged bullies, religious pluralism, Rowan Williams
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Minarets of Marseille
This in contrast to the recent Swiss ban on building any new minarets: The minaret of the new Grand Mosque of Marseille, whose cornerstone will be laid here in April, will be silent — no muezzin, live or recorded, will … Continue reading
Posted in Church and State, Islam, PHIL 525, Politics, Religion Blog, Religious Pluarlism
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The economics of Hell
Well, some may think that Economics is hell. But here’s a twist. Evidence suggests that a society’s belief in Hell affects their economy. Yeah, that’s what I thought! A pair of Harvard researchers recently examined 40 years of data from … Continue reading
Deism is back
Deism is back. This is a very interesting development. There are political ramifications, I suppose. We know that some have pushed the idea that the America’s “founding fathers” were Christians. And by “Christians” they usually mean people who hold the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith versus Reason, James, PHIL 500, PHIL 525, Religious Pluarlism, Theorists
Tagged deism
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Religion and culture
This post from Andrew Sullivan’s blog reminded me of a discussion in class today about the similarities between religions. Sullivan quotes from a blog by Thoreau (no not that one): In a report on Indonesia, the Economist makes the interesting … Continue reading
Posted in PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Religious Celebrations, Religious Pluarlism
Tagged pluralism
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