Category Archives: Religion Blog

Speaking of Faith

I really like this NPR program. I subscribe to the blog. I always learn a lot from the broadcasts.

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Religion multimedia

From the Washington Post, some multimedia links to interviews and overviews of religious services and events.

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One world, under God

From The Atlantic: For all the advances and wonders of our global era, Christians, Jews, and Muslims seem ever more locked in mortal combat. But history suggests a happier outcome for the Peoples of the Book. As technological evolution has … Continue reading

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Interesting websites

Haven’t updated in a long time. I’ve found some sites and stories that are interesting. Will be posting them shortly.

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Reading the Bible

I followed a little bit of David Plotz‘s blogging the Bible on Slate. Here’s Plotz’s discussion of both the weird and enduring aspects of the Bible. (The clip starts about 20 minutes into the bloggingheads and stops after this segment.)

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Christian hipster

This description is new to me. It’s certainly provocative. The list of who shaped McCracken’s faith (I suppose) is eclectic in the extreme.

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So help me God?

I listened to a clip of a senate committee hearing this morning. Those testifying were doing so under oath. Sen Levin recited the oath which included “so help me God”. I thought the oath had been changed to remove the … Continue reading

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The Virtues of Godlessness

This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education takes a look at the connection between religious belief and non-belief in a society and that society’s well-being.

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Atheism as a religious experience

The semester’s over, but I suppose one can never stop considering the topic of “religion”. I found this on sfgate.com’s “Finding My Religious” series. Shades of Williams James, for sure. The columnist, David Miller, interviews Mike Lee, a super-Mac Geek. … Continue reading

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Musical Design Argument?

There’s Paley’s famous design argument featuring a watch. Now, a piano?

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