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Category Archives: Religious Belief
Disciplined for praying
I hadn’t heard about this. SF Gate reports: Two students who were threatened with suspension at the College of Alameda after one of them prayed with an ailing teacher in a faculty office can sue the community college district for … Continue reading
Disclosure on the missing history of the Shroud of Turin
Wall Street Journal post on new findings about the Shroud of Turin. The Shroud of Turin underscores an essential aspect of religion. Believers suspend their rational processes and undertake an act of faith. Yet the power of holy relics is … Continue reading
Handwringing over the Newsweek article
Matt Taibbi weighs in.
Posted in Atheism, Religion Blog, Religious Belief
Tagged American culture, Christianity
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Religious influence in America
Ken Blackwell and Christopher Hitchens recently engaged in a debate (of sorts) on the influence of religion in American history. I feel sorry for Blackwell and it was refreshing to find Hitchens‘ not so belligerent or disrespectful. I say that … Continue reading
Posted in Arguing, Religion Blog, Religious Belief
Tagged Christopher Hitchens, debates, Ken Blackwell
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One Nation Under God?
A recent Newsweek article and poll discussing The End of Christian America.
Posted in Atheism, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Religious Belief
Tagged Christianity, theism
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Gays and lesbians and their faith communities
We so much in the news lately about gay marriage, it’s interesting to hear from LGBT folks about their relationship to their faith communities. This is program is “Ties That Bind” January 2009 from In the Life.
Homosexuality and religion
TV show looks at the intersection of religion and sexuality, and how gays and lesbians reconcile their faith within their religious communities.
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.
Posted in PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Writing
Tagged PHIL 500, Religious Belief, social 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
Musical Design Argument?
There’s Paley’s famous design argument featuring a watch. Now, a piano?