Below is the long awaited final statement from Leo Pardus of de-conversion. When began this debate asking what the practical implication of believing in God are for society. Now we ask why believe or why not believe. Here is Leo’s response: Why do you believe that your position (atheism/theism) best reflects reality? Because it seems [...]
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Below is the long delayed final statement from “M” of Atheism is Dead. We began this debate asking what the practical implications for belief in God are for society. Now we ask our two contributors why believe or why not believe. Here is M’s response: First, I would like to thank everyone for their patience [...]
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It appears that Senator Barack Obama is not the only one with a pastor in the closet. Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, who will be running with Senator John McCain as the Vice-Presidential candidate from the Republican Party, may not only have a fiery pastor to explain, but her own sermon/speech as well. Palin’s use [...]
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Brian: Welcome to the second round of our ‘God in Society’ debate here at PoliticalInquirer.com. We apologize for the delay between rounds but one of our participants had a crisis that he had to attend to before he was able to resume. Now we can pick up where we left off a few weeks ago. [...]
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ROUND ONE. RESPONSE ONE. FIVE QUESTIONS Brian: Yesterday, we here at the Political Inquirer began a debate between “M” of the group blog Atheism is Dead and Leo Pardus of the group blog de-conversion. “M” is representing Theism in general, even though he currently is a professing Christian from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Leo is representing [...]
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Round One. Response One: Introducing the Debaters The Political Inquirer will be hosting a three round debate between “M” of the group blog ATHEISM IS DEAD and Leo Pardus of DE-CONVERSION. The “thesis questions” of this debate are these, “Is Atheism beneficial or dangerous to society?” and similarly, “Is Theism beneficial or dangerous to society?” The debate [...]
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The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has recently released a survey “based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 or older” that “details the religious affiliation of the American public life”. The statistic that is getting the most attention is the one that suggest that about 28% of those surveyed have [...]
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Ever since the day that I heard the speech that Illinois Senator Barack Obama gave at the Democratic National Convention in 2004–a year where I as a college student was investing interest in politics for the first time only to be disappointed by the fact that the best the Democratic Party had to offer up [...]
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Part Two of Three: The Problem Then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walking through the door/ They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore/ God forbid you ever had to walk mile in her shoes/ Then you really might know what [...]
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Republicans: Huckabee- AL, GA, TN, WV McCain- AZ, CA, CT, DE, IL, MO, NJ, NY, OK Romney- AK, AR, CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT Democrats: Clinton- AR, AZ, CA, MA, NJ, NY, OK, TN Obama- AK, AL, CO, CT, DE, GA, ID, IL, KS, MN, MO, ND, UT NM is too close to call.
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For those of you who are voting today (Super Tuesday) tell us which direction you are leaning, or have already voted toward, and which State you are from. Also, please feel free to give the reason you voted for this or that candidate.
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Part One of Three: The Context Would the reversal of Roe v. Wade actually be considered a victory for the religious citizen? Is the so called “pro-life” agenda as pro-life as claimed? Probably not. There is a whole lot more that needs to be considered. In the movie Juno (2007) there is a scene that [...]
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Are Evangelicals a united whole, or a scattered group of religious folk who may or may not share some common values? Everyone knows Evangelicals have flexed their muscles politically for some time now, but did the Bush Presidency change that at all? Also, with the passing away of Jerry Falwell, and the degressing popularity of [...]
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An Olympic Oversight: Politics
I cannot speak for what happened to the Olympic torch relays in places like England, France, and Greece. But I can wonder out loud why anyone would choose San Francisco as the North American representative for such an event. Especially since I am a resident. I am first befuddled by the choice of Beijing. The [...]
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