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Religion and Crime in American Cities
The relationship between religiosity and crime rates in American metropolitan areas. Violent crime, property crime, and rates of religiosity and secularization are used to analyze the relationship.
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Was Jesus Crazy?
Exploring the possibility that Jesus Christ was mentally deranged, based on the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia and stories from Jesus' life.
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Religion in the American and French Revolutions
The role of religion in the American Revolution and French Revolution.
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How to Put on a Fashion Show
Major elements and helpful ideas for producing an excellent fashion show.
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Isolationism and Interventionism in America
Brief history of isolationism and interventionism in the US, and current trends in American attitudes.
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Why the Rich Should Be Taxed More: Progressive Taxation, Spending Patterns, and Unemployment
Economic and fiscal arguments for progressive taxation.
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Atheism, Marxism and Socialism
The relationship between Atheism, Marxism and Socialism. Myths about the connection between atheism and left wing political philosophies.
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Why the Rich Should be Taxed More: Moral Argument for Progressive Taxation
The rich should pay more in taxes than the middle class or poor. A moral argument for why tax rates should increase as income increases.
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Top 10 Myths and Fallacies about Atheism
Ten big myths, fallacies, misunderstandings and silly ideas about atheism and atheists.
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6 Ways to Improve Customer Satisfaction
You don't have a business if you don't have customers. Here are six effective techniques for improving your relationship with your customers.
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5 Quick Ways to Become More Attractive to Women
Five quick and easy ways to get women more interested in you. Have more success in flirting, dating and romance.
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The Decline and Fall of Christianity
Christianity has declined and continues to decline into irrelevance in the modern world. Regularity of prayer, rates of church attendance, belief in God, the seriousness of religious belief and other measures have all declined and indicate that Christianity has become less influential in the modern...
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Gay Marriage and Interracial Marriage in America
Gay marriage, interracial marriage and the law. The history of interracial relationships and laws and attitudes on interracial marriage in the US is analyzed, along with its parallels in homosexual relationships and gay marriage today. The US has moved consistently in the direction of greater...
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Philosophy, Ideology and American Politics
The difference between the ideological and the philosophical temperament, and the role of philosophy and ideology in American politics.
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Top 10 American Religions, part one
The ten most significant American-born religions. This article features Adventism and Mormonism, the two largest religions founded in the United States.
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Religion, Atheism and Teen Pregnancy
God, religion, atheism and teen pregnancy. What is the relationship between religious belief, or lack thereof, and teenage pregnancy? This article uses data and statistics from the US and around the world to demonstrate a correlation between religiosity and teen pregnancy. Rates of church...
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Garden of Eden: Peace or Freedom
What the story of the Garden of Eden tells us about human life, human nature and our potential.
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Religion, Atheism, and Crime
God, religion, atheism and crime. What is the relationship between religious belief, or lack thereof, and crime? This article uses data and statistics from the US and around the world to demonstrate a correlation between religiosity and crime. Rates of church attendance, prayer, rates of violent...
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Human Civilization, Progress and Advancement
In the progress of human civilization, two major historical trends have been consequential: the transition to agriculture, and the industrial revolution. These two major events are primarily responsible for certain regions and societies becoming wealthier and more powerful than others. Human...
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Women and Men: Proper Roles
The relationship between women's rights and prosperity in society. Many believe that women's increase in freedom is harmful to the family and therefore to society. The data tell a different story.
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God the all-powerful: The Paradox of Omnipotence
The paradox of omnipotence is one of the classical, and one of the most powerful, arguments against the existence of God.
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Secular Morality and Secular Rights
The basis of morality and ethics in the absence of God, or religion, and why a secular system of morality is actually superior to a religious one.
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Hell: The Population of Hell
If Christianity is true, how many people are going to hell?
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Why Conservatism Fails
Modern American conservatism is a logical, practical and theoretical failure on all three major realms of public policy: social policy, economic policy and foreign policy.
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