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December 2008

December 17, 2008

Americans and the Supernatural

A new Harris Poll gives some fascinating details about what Americans believe and don't believe...

December 16, 2008

The West can’t defeat Jihadists with secularism

According to Elizabeth Scalia of the Anchoress blog, argues that Winning This War Requires Language...

December 05, 2008

An atheist message amidst the Christmas symbols

The state of Washington has agreed to allow an atheist group to include one of...

November 2008

November 14, 2008

If one religion, why not all religions?

A Salt Lake City suburb has a monument of the Ten Commandments in a public...

November 14, 2008

The Seven Aphorisms of Summum

1. Summum is mind, thought; the universe is a mental creation. 2. As above, so...

November 13, 2008

Atheist ads come here

A few weeks ago, we posted about atheists in England proselytyzing for their lack of...

November 10, 2008

Adler’s proof of the existence of God

In browsing Wikipedia for some quick facts about something else, I came across this summary...

October 2008

October 24, 2008

The emerging religion

Now there are votive candles that one can burn as a prayer to Saint Obama:...

October 23, 2008

Atheist evangelism

British atheists are launching a campaign to put ads on buses. They will read “There’s...

October 21, 2008

Persecution update

The New York Times reports on violent persecution of Christianity in India. FromHindu Threat to...

October 06, 2008

“Obama is my Jesus”

Smith college student Maggie Mertens gives her personal testimony in "I Will Follow Him": Obama...

September 2008

September 22, 2008

Conservative Christianity vs. Superstitious Secularism

Mollie Z. Hemingway has a fascinating piece in the Wall Street Journal: "What Americans Really...

August 2008

August 27, 2008

The interfaith liturgy

Mollie Z. Hemingway, reporting on the Democratic convention's interfaith service, usefully sums up the liturgy,...

August 26, 2008

Democrats begin with syncretistic worship

The Democrats began their convention with an interfaith service: At the first official event Sunday...

August 06, 2008

Locke on tolerance

British writer William Rees-Mogg writes about John Locke's first major publication, "A Letter on Toleration"...

July 2008

July 28, 2008

Cult and Culture

I've been at the CIRCE conference in Houston, which offered not only tips for classical...

July 17, 2008

An EX-atheist’s testimony

Thanks to Susan a.k.a. Organshoes for alerting us to Jim Pierce's account of his former...

July 02, 2008

An atheist’s testimony

There has been a lot of dialogue on the "I perceive you are very religious"...

June 2008

June 27, 2008

New date for the End Times

More evidence that secularism is becoming an actual religion, complete with the weird parts, from...

June 26, 2008

An American’s Idol

Some folks in India are presenting Barack Obama with an idol--notice how even believers in...

June 24, 2008

“I perceive that you are very religious”

There is a new Pew survey of Americans' religious beliefs. For the full report go...

June 24, 2008

Obama vs. Dobson

Why don't politicians just not say anything about theology, rather than speechifying about it and...

June 23, 2008

Our national temples

My parents, my brother and sister with their families, and one of our daughters are...

June 18, 2008

The less suffering, the harder it is to deal with?

Ross Douthat wants someone to write a book entitled A History of Theodicy: Here's something...

June 16, 2008

You need at least TWO religions

This article, Seeking Common Ground in Faith - washingtonpost.com, is just standard ecumania, but at...

June 13, 2008

The secularists’ last things

ABC is sponsoring a big conclave of scientists who are saying that this might be...

June 11, 2008

Barack Obama as Messiah

I can't tell if this website is for Obama or against him. I suspect the...

June 03, 2008

Flannery O’Connor! Thou shouldst be living in this hour.

According to this article, Polygamous Sect's Children Begin to Return to Parents, the polygamists' kids...

May 2008

May 30, 2008

Polygamists’ children

In an issue we have been following, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the...

May 29, 2008

Obama and Identity Religion

Terry Mattingly has some fascinating analysis of why many liberal, secular Jews have a problem...