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Heads up, Britishers*
I posted links a while back to a Louis Theroux documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, in which Louis tried to get inside the mind of the Phelps family of Westboro Baptist Church fame. Well, Louis has been back! … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Oh the Stupidity!
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Calling a Fraud a Fraud
Bart Ehrman has a new article up at HuffPo to promote his latest book. The article is titled, Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters, and it’s basically an attempt to change how we talk about the bible. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Bible, Christianity
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Does Religion Exist?
Sabio at Triangulations pointed me toward a very interesting article by the anthropologist Pascal Boyer, Why would (otherwise intelligent) scholars believe in “Religion”? That’s a deliberately provocative title, and his thesis is equally provocative: There really is no such thing … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Religion
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What is the Real Bible?
I’ve been flipping through The Rise and Fall of the Bible by Tomothy Beal, so I was pleased to see that he’s got an editorial up at CNN’s Belief Blog: There’s no such thing as the Bible and never has … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Bible, Books, Christianity
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Insider Scoop on the Church of Scientology
If you haven’t already, check out New Yorker journalist Lawrence Wright’s story on ex-Scientologist writer-director Paul Haggis: The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology At 26 pages, it’s long and rambling in the way of New Yorker articles, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Cults
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Terry Jones banned from the UK
Full story at the BBC “Controversial American pastor Terry Jones has been excluded from the UK for the public good. The pastor had been invited to the UK to give an address to the right-wing group England Is Ours in … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Christianity, Current Events
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Evolution of Marriage
I really liked Stephanie Coontz’s Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage. Her thesis, that marriage has become more personal and more egalitarian, seems to be both historically supported and charismatic. Coontz has an editorial up at the Washington Post, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Sexuality
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A Huge News Story, Barely Noticed
The following essay was submitted by James A. Haught, editor of the The Charleston Gazette and author of Fading Faith: The Rise of the Secular Age. Philosopher-historian Will Durant called it “the basic event of modern times.” He didn’t mean … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Culture, Current Events, Religion
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Announcing the 9% Church
You all know me as Dan Florien the Atheist. Those days are gone. I am now Prophet Dan of the 9% Church. Let me tell my story. A few weeks ago I was alone and pondering financial opportunies in a … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Humor
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The Serious People
Over at Salon’s War Room, Alex Pareene has just finished counting down his Hack Thirty. These are the American pundits that make the Sunday morning political shows – AKA the sabbath gas-bag circuit – such a bore. Purveyors of conventional … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Current Events
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