Category Archives: Religion Blog

Social costs of being an athesist

Very good blog post on outing oneself as an atheist by Lauri Lebo.  This wasn’t surprising: 57 percent of U.S. respondents said they felt they would suffer at least minor social repercussions in the workplace if they came out as … Continue reading

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Church signs

I must say that it requires skill to compose weekly church signs. This one (from the CNN website) had me scratching my head. It’s hard to know where to begin with this one. If man evolved from monkeys, why are … Continue reading

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Where science and religion meet

This just shared by those lovable geeks @freakonomics: Take a closer look. Scan-ti-bodies? Scanty Bodies. Checkout the Freakonomics folks over on The New York Times.

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The Jews of Bahrain

Religious tolerance in Bahrain? Perhaps. For the 36 Jews living there, at least in 2009. In the tense landscape of the Middle East, there is little room left for Jewish Arabs, a tiny minority in this country as well as … Continue reading

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Longevity among religious

A news item from CNN.Com in 2009. Father Theodore Heck, believed to be the oldest Benedictine monk in the world, died Wednesday at the age of 108, his abbey in Indiana announced. Born in Iowa in 1901, Heck was less … Continue reading

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Taking World Religions classes to the streets

I’ve had students go on their own to a worship service outside their own tradition, but here’s another spin on the same assignment. Earlier this semester, Soni started a weekly “Souljourn” to explore that religious diversity, bringing students of different … Continue reading

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Why do Americans change religions?

On sfgate.com, the findings of a recent study from Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life explaining the fluidity of religious affiliation in America makes sense to me. Some of their findings. Only 23 and 24 percent of former Catholics … Continue reading

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Do transplants transfer moral qualities?

Will getting a transplant from a murderer make you evil? More people willing to refuse transplant from a criminal.

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The Noah’s Ark of New Jersey

A poem by W.S. Merwin, Before the Flood: Why did he promise me that we would build ourselves an ark all by ourselves out in back of the house on New York Avenue in Union City New Jersey to the … Continue reading

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Colbert versus Erhman

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Bart Ehrman www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News

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