Daily Archives: 05/06/2011

New Atheism: the “Johnny One Note” of contemporary philosophic thought

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The atheistic critique of humanism has been all but forgotten New atheists duck the philosophical arguments of atheistic anti-humanism. The new atheists simply duck the challenge made by atheistic anti-humanism, believing their expensive scientific toys can outflank the alleged conceptual … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Philosophy

Quote of the day: historian Rodney Stark on New Atheists Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett

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‘To expect to learn anything about important theological problems from Richard Dawkins or Daniel Dennett is like expecting to learn about medieval history from someone who had only read Robin Hood.’ ~ Rodney Stark

Posted in Atheism, Quote of the Day

Bruce Waltke on Christian Zionists’ ignorance of the Bible

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‘Zionists who claim the Land on the basis of the Bible wrongly fail to distinguish between the cursed Canaanites and non-cursed Palestinians, between holy war and secular war, between covenant fidelity and the denial of its relevance and, above all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Fundamentalism, Politics, World Events, Quote of the Day, Theology

Four Christians take prejudice cases to European Court at Strasbourg

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Christians take prejudice row to Strasbourg The British government will be forced to say whether it backs the rights of Christians to wear the cross and opt out of diversity legislation as part of a landmark legal case. Andrea Minichiello … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World Events, Secularism

62-year-old anti-abortion protester finally released after spending 10 of the past 17 years in jail for peaceful picketing

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Serial abortion clinic protester released from jail An Ontario judge has released a 62-year-old anti-abortion activist who has spent 10 of the past 17 years in jail for picketing a Toronto abortion clinic. Linda Gibbons walked out of jail on … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, World Events, Secularism