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Category Archives: books
Podcast #143 – Cullen Murphy (God’s Jury)
We interview Cullen Murphy, editor-at-large for Vanity Fair and author of God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World. For more on Cullen visit CullenMurphy.com. John also recommends Wanted Women: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui by Deborah Scroggins. Giveaway! Either join our … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, interviews, podcast, religion
Tagged cullen murphy, god's jury, inquisition, vanity fair
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Vatican exorcist calls yoga and Harry Potter evil
So…a guy who says, with a straight face, that demons inhabit the bodies of the living and can be cast out with a bunch of Latin mumb0-jumbo and flinging of special water, thinks that Harry Potter and yoga are evil. … Continue reading
Posted in books, christianity, hinduism, humor, religion
Tagged exorcism, gabriele amorth, harry potter, yoga
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Podcast #134 – Alex Rosenberg (The Atheist’s Guide to Reality)
Posted in astronomy & space, atheism, books, evolution, interviews, podcast, science
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Books maybe you should know about
So many books, so little time. Here are three new books which have come to my attention, which look extraordinarily interesting, but which I have not (yet?) had the time to read. If anyone picks up one of these, I’d … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, books, christianity, islam, religion
Tagged amy waldman, arguably, christopher hitchens, god no, jeff sharlet, penn jillette, sweet heaven when i die, the submission
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Podcast #129 – Janet Reitman (Inside Scientology)
We interview Janet Reitman, author of the new book Inside Scientology, an extensive and objective history of the movement launched by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Inside Scientology is available in hardcover, unabridged audio, or for Kindle. For more about … Continue reading
Posted in books, cults, interviews, politics, religion
Tagged david miscavige, inside scientology, janet reitman, l. ron hubbard, scientology
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Seven
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
Posted in books, civil rights, islam, religion, religious rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Six
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
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Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Five
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Four
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading
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Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter Three
[I'm blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, a book I … Continue reading