Friday, September 26, 2008

Zoroastrian Dualism and Barthian Nothingness

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There are themes within historic Christian thought that quite obviously derive from ancient Persian influence—most notably, the “apocalyptic...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Pragmatic Implications of Belief in Hell

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I have on my office door a Dilbert cartoon in which one character asks another, “What happens to the four billion people who don’t know that...
Friday, September 19, 2008

Food for Thought from a Philosopher with a Contrasting Perspective

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My previous post, “Sniffing Around Amidst the Soccer Match,” was inspired by a recent e-mail exchange with my good friend John Shook, who is...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Sniffing Around Amidst the Soccer Match

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A recurring complaint among atheists who are criticizing religious beliefs is that theists keep “changing the goal posts” every time an athe...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Jake Reitan: Person of the Year

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This past weekend, my cousin (first cousin once removed, to be precise) was awarded the Twin City's Human Rights Campaign “Brian Coyle L...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Quaker Silence and Nonviolent Communication

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This weekend my family drove to Arkansas so that my wife and I could facilitate an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop. The work...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Ariel Sightings and Atheist Faith

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A few days ago, as my family was getting loaded into the car for a thrilling afternoon of shopping, we all noticed a bird dropping on the re...
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sarah Palin (Again): On Agapic Love

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This morning, as usual, I woke up to the sound of NPR blaring in my left ear, reporting the news as only NPR can. Well, I suppose if we want...
Friday, September 5, 2008

Religious Patriarchy and Sarah Palin

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In the wake of the announcement that Sarah Palin would be the republican VP nominee, some voices in the media asked questions about the prop...
Thursday, September 4, 2008

Angry Atheists and True Faith

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On my first day of philosophy of religion class this semester, I brought to class a series of visual aids—specifically, a half dozen books, ...
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