Daily Archives: 28/03/2012

Quote of the day: Philosopher and former atheist Edward Feser on Richard Dawkins, et al.

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‘The rhetoric of the New Atheist  writers — Richard Dawkins, Daniel  Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher  Hitchens among the most  prominent — sounds much more like that of a  fundamentalist preacher than  like anything I read during my atheist days.  … Continue reading →

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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams: a self-confessed ‘hairy Lefty’ recants

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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams: a self-confessed ‘hairy Lefty’ recants Williams said yesterday that “identity” has become a “slippery” word.  He added, “Identity politics, whether it is the politics of feminism, whether it is the politics of ethnic minorities or … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins and U.S. atheists prove it’s not about reason, it’s about hate

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Richard Dawkins and U.S. atheists prove it’s not about reason, it’s about hate Last Saturday’s gathering of 8,000 — 10,000 US atheists and agnostics in Washington for the Reason Rally was billed as seeking to ‘unify, energize,and embolden secular people … Continue reading →

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British Christian doctor ‘sacked for emailing a PRAYER to hospital colleagues to raise their spirits’

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Christian doctor ‘sacked for emailing a PRAYER to hospital colleagues to raise their spirits’ Dr David Drew emailed prayer by St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, to colleagues for motivation He was also ticked off for sending a Christmas … Continue reading →

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