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Category Archives: ethics
Allah, Liberty, and Love – Chapter One
[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, ethics, gay rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, irshad manji
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Podcast #124 – A Response to The Response
Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose recent weekend-long Pray for Rain declaration led to Texas’ drought WORSENING while the neighboring states were plagued by Biblical downpours and a spate of deadly tornadoes, is at it again. Now, he’s calling for “The … Continue reading
Posted in books, christianity, civil rights, ethics, politics, religion, religious rights
Tagged eddie long, is god a christian, new birth, prayer rally, r. kirby godsey, rick perry, the response
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Podcast #123 – Study on US Catholic Child Abuse
Assuming the world hasn’t come to an end or that you haven’t been Raptured away… The US Catholic Church reveals The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010, a study into the causes … Continue reading
So much for being held to a higher standard
Which reminds me… A minister admits he lied for years about being a Navy SEAL …and… A minister shoots a boy who threw a rock at his car. Let he who is without sin fire the first shot?
Posted in children, christianity, ethics, religion, religious rights
Tagged alex williams, jim moats
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The Sam Harris Nightline Interview
Posted in atheism, books, ethics, interviews, religion, science, television
Tagged moral landscape, nightline, sam harris
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Dawkins picks Hitch as 2010 hero
Richard Dawkins has written a rousing essay at Guardian.co.uk praising Christopher Hitchens as his hero for 2010. I agree. It takes more than esophageal cancer to stop the Hitch from debating–and destroying– the likes of William Dembski, David Berlinski and … Continue reading
The Moral Landscape, Chapter 5: The Future of Happiness
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values Summary: As imperfect as it may be, scientific study of morality and human happiness is worthwhile. This is a short book: less than 200 pages, not … Continue reading
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The Moral Landscape, Chapter 3: Belief
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values Summary: Belief, to be legitimate, must be constrained by facts. Honest belief is not a matter of personal preference. Whole books have been written on what … Continue reading
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The Moral Landscape, Chapter 1: Moral Truth
Chapter-by-chapter thoughts on Sam Harris’ The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values Summary: Moral truth does not have to be absolutely definable or absolutely objective in order to be a useful concept. I’m reminded why I love reading … Continue reading
Bin Laden is dead but I’m not celebrating. Much.
It’s a pretty big deal that fate/justice/American special-ops finally caught up with Osama bin Laden. While I’m not exactly sad to see him gone, I also don’t find the death of another human being a reason to celebrate. His destruction … Continue reading →