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Global Peace Index : Nations With More Atheism are More Peaceful

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Epiphenom.‘It’s another blow to the idea that secularization leads to social meltdown. Atheist countries are, in fact more peaceful.’ By Tom Rees / June 4, 2009 The 2009 Global Peace Index has just been released. It’s basically a … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : ‘The Mormons are Coming, the Jews are Coming’

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Mormons are Coming” / Californians Against Hate. As Martin Buber said, ‘I do not even know what it means to say that “The ends justify the means,” but I can tell you this: The means that you actually use … Continue reading →

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2010 : ‘Year of the Bible?’

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Barack Obama swears in on the Lincoln Bible. Photo from Getty Images.The Bible bill? Rep. Broun’s simple congressional resolution aimed at honoring the Good Book has produced a push-back of biblical proportion in the blogosphere, with critics dismissing it … Continue reading →

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The Explosion at the Shrine of Rahman Baba

Posted on March 14, 2009 by RagBlog

The explosion badly damaged Rahman Baba’s Shrine. AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad.Uprooting Flowers on Pakistan’s FrontierBy James Caron / March 14, 2009 Some time before dawn on the 5th of this month, there was an explosion in the main building at the … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Religious Leaders Reflect on King’s Vision, Obama’s Promise

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Martin Luther King: Can Obama fulfill his mission? Our Monday gathering was surcharged with the sense that change had already begun in America, and that beginning at noon Tuesday, we could work toward making King’s vision a reality. By Rabbi … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow on the Inauguration : The God of Peace Fared Well

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gives the benediction at the end of the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP. As for President Obama himself, any God worth the … Continue reading →

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Did the Mormons Cross the Line with Prop. 8?

Posted on January 17, 2009 by RagBlog

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Obama Has a Deaf Ear to Religion

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Evangelical maverick Rev. Richard Cizik speaks at Mosque during annual Interfaith Gandhi Walk.‘I do think it was a good idea to reach out to evangelicals, but there was a far better possible person — better religiously, symbolically, politically.’By Rabbi Arthur … Continue reading →

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Bob Jones University Says ‘No’ to Racism, Abercrombie & Fitch

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Students at Bob Jones University becoming smart at the Bob Jones University Library, reading books by Bob Jones. Photo by Francis Miller / Life Magazine / 1948. ‘Finally, BJ University has issued a half-hearted apology for their racist past. They … Continue reading →

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Richard Rodriquez : Why Churches Fear Gay Marriage

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Author Richard Rodriguez is Mexican-American, gay and a practicing Catholic. Photo by Christine Alicino / salon.com. As the American family fractures and the majority of women choose to live without men, churches are losing their grip on power and scapegoating … Continue reading →

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Eschenbach: On Letting Go of Religion, Part II

Posted on December 5, 2008 by RagBlog

The Case for Intolerance of Religion, Part IIBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 5, 2008 The Ecumenical Experiment Our tolerance of religion simply prolongs the agony of an ethical system in crisis and conflict. “Ecumenicalism”, the noted … Continue reading →

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Eschenbach: On Letting Go of Religion, Part I

Posted on December 5, 2008 by RagBlog

The Case for Intolerance of Religion, Part IBy Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2008 It has been said that “God did not create man; man created God”. The case for this argument is clearer with each … Continue reading →

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