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Stalin was an atheist -- so am I
Antony Flew will go to hell. So will the rest of us who reject Jesus Christ as our savior, according to Bible-believing Christians. But Flew, an 84-year-old English philosopher, is a hot item in some evangelical circles. In 2006, Biola University -- a...Tags: Education, Pol Pot, Heads of State, Christianity, Government
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Disliked, not oppressed
You'll never be president. Neither will your spouse, son, daughter, partner, friend, or anyone else you've ever known. If it makes you feel any better, the same goes for me. But there is a difference between you and me. You, you're an ordinary victim...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Howard Dean, Discrimination, Democratic Party
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The Trouble with Fred and Wilma
The trouble with the $27 million Creation Museum, which replaces the scientific method with word for word Christian Biblical literalist theology, is that it makes all Christians who don't accept evolution look stupid. In doing so in such a publicly...Tags: Mike Huckabee, Biology, Education, Arts and Culture, News Media
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God's dupes
SAM HARRIS is the author of "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason" and "Letter to a Christian Nation."PETE STARK, a California Democrat, appears to be the first congressman in U.S. history to acknowledge that he doesn't believe in God. In a country in which 83% of the population thinks that the Bible is the literal or "inspired" word of the creator of the...Tags: History, John Calvin, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Cosmology
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Palin: average isn't good enough
So let us ask the question that should be on the mind of every thinking person in the world at this moment: If John McCain becomes the 44th president of the United States, what are the odds that a blood clot or falling object will make Sarah Palin the...Tags: History, Pakistan, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Heads of State
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Asking the right God question
Forget Bill Maher, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. These atheists du jour have nothing on the most famous anti-theist of all time. Good old Karl Marx is still the most eloquent and thoughtful nonbeliever, and his "religion is the...Tags: Ethics, Karl Marx, Values, Religulous (movie), Northwestern University
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'Ice Fishing Good in Northeast River' [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Yankee Doodle Dandy "Ford's Grand Opera House: Week, February 24th, Cohan and Harris offer, a new satirical comedy, The Children of Today, by Clara Lipman and Samuel Shipman. Representative Company. "Children of Today, a play which...Tags: George M. Cohan, Education, Entertainment, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Armed Forces
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Holocaust Museum's message: Don't bully
The little girl is only 8, and so she does not yet read newspapers or watch or listen to the local news. But she knew of the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton — some of the older kids she knows had been talking about it. So last Sunday, some...
Tags: Nazi Party, Museums, Arts and Culture, Destiny's Child (music group), Dave Barry
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Meet the commenters: 'BPost'
Change of SubjectPart of a series; for a directory of commenters, click here. Commenter ID: BPost Real name: Brian Post Gender: Male Age: Best I’ve heard so far: nickels, back nine. I’ll add -– old enough to appreciate single malt whiskey. Occupation:...... -
God is no Yeti: a rumination on religion
Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Stranger Than Fiction, Christopher Hitchens, Christianity, Science and Technology
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Ambassadors, a rock band from Brooklyn, find big audience in Hampton Roads
Over the years, many Hampton Roads radio stations have been content to follow more often than lead. For example, once rock hits were broken in major markets, local outlets would jump on and ride the wave. That's started to change recently as stations...
Tags: Phil Spector, Music, Entertainment, Hampton Roads, George Harrison
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LIFE MATTERS: Heaven for real, I believe
Contributing WriterThousands of people have related their stories of near-death experiences, perhaps the most popular in recent years being told by a pastor, Don Piper, “90 Minutes in Heaven,” 2004, and by a child, Colton Burpo, “Heaven is for Real,”...Tags: E. coli Infection, Harvard Medical School, Neurosurgery
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