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74Radical Islam, Militant Secularism and the Myth of Coexistence (book review)
Discussion about whether different faiths can coexist, and includes a book review of No We Can't - Radical Islam, Militant Secularism and the Myth of Coexistence by Robert Stearns.
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73Poverty, who is responsible for our poor?
There is a growing epidemic of poverty in this Nation. The divide between the wealthy and poor grows every day, and its is on everyone's minds. Who is responsible for the poor?
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85Education Problems in Public Schools
Americans now trail far behind Europe and Asia by every measure of scholastic achievement—especially in math and science—despite spending far more than any other country on education for our public schools. The top 5% of our students are...
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78What is Ignosticism?
At first, you'll probably think I've made a spelling booboo. "Surely he means Agnosticism?" you'll ask. Well it's definitely in the same ballpark. Ignosticism is related to agnosticism, as well as atheism and other forms of non-belief. I used to...
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86Modernity vs. Religion
The clash between modernist thought and Judeo-Christianity has produced more than a century of accusation, rebuttal and counter-accusation, with religion forced into a mostly defensive position. Modernity has...
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83Argument For Secularism
An amazing thing happened on the way to developing an advanced Secular nation called the United States of America, we lost our way and forgot our most profound principals. To believe that this country was founded as a Christian nation is to ignore...
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79Militant Secularism in America
Is there a militant, fanatical secularism in America? Are fanatical atheists trying to oppress law-abiding Christians? Let's see what a militant secularism would actually look like in the US.
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84Overcome Obstacles
A few weeks ago I wrote a hub about Parkour and Free Running. If you've not heard of them, have a look. Afterwards I realised Parkour has a resonance even for those of us who don't run and jump around the city . . .
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78Who was Confucius?
Confucius has had a profound influence on Chinese philosophy, government, and society for over 2,000 years. Although he was not well known during his lifetime, his ideas became the bedrock upon which Chinese...
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75Humanist's Guide to Religion: Christianity
This series of articles analyzes and ranks the major religions of the world according to humanism. This article explores the major sects of Christianity and ranks them on the humanist scale. Three primary criteria of humanism are considered: safety and violence, intellectual rigidity/ openness to skepticism, and material wealth. Statistics and data from a variety of sources are used to compile humanist scores for each religious community, including Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodoxy.
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