On June 29th, Pope Benedict XVI issued an encyclical letter entitled, “CARITAS IN VERITATE,” (latin for “Charity in Truth.”) In this epistle, the pontiff spells out his views on the global economy, politics, charity, and social justice. I must confess the document was tedious to read (they say it’s 144 pages but [...]
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Igor Pararin has been in the news a lot the past two months for his remarks on the breakup of the United States. The recent report in the Wall Street Journal expands on Igor’s previous comments and sets his prediction for 2010 when the USA will finally collapse.
In September 1998, he attended a conference in [...]
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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 to make [...]
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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 in [...]
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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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You’d like to say this could only happen in Saudi Arabia but the massive Muslim immigrations to Europe and the United States will show more and more reports of this kind of activity as Muslims get closer to majorities in certain areas.
The child became curious about Jesus Christ after she read Christian material online, the [...]
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A Wall Street Journal article about the lack of free speech when it comes to criticizing Islam:
After consulting security experts and Islam scholars, Mr. Perry said the company decided “to postpone publication for the safety of the author, employees of Random House, booksellers and anyone else who would be involved in distribution and sale of [...]
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Becky Akers writes:
We also enhance rather than counter the state’s supremacy. Our “patriotism” is really nationalism: unquestioning and enthusiastic support of political power. Christians eager to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s have the rest of the week to do so. But the things rendered should not include our allegiance. That belongs to [...]
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In the case that anyone missed the update last Friday, the next installment of the “God and Society” debate put on by Brian LePort is up on the left-hand column (or click here).
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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.
The [...]
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In today’s column by Vox Day, he argues that the “secular, atheist enlightenment” that the great “High Atheists” want to give us in a post-Christian society is simply a dreamboat. Instead, Day says that a post-Christian society is the simplest, surest way to recreating the pre-Christian barbarianism that existed before 1,000 AD and the Christianization [...]
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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 Atheism. [...]
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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 is [...]
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Vox Day notes some similarities and other peculiar things about the Kristol-Rumsfield-Wolfowitz neocons and the Hitchens-Harris “New Atheists”.
…in nearly half the major cases, the New Atheists ARE Neocons. Both Harris and Hitchens fit the bill rather nicely; they’re not conventional Republicans, but they support American military adventurism in the Middle East. Hitchens, in fact, is [...]
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I think everyone is a bit wrong on the issue. The state has no reason to be involved in marriage at all. Marriage is a religious matter between a man, his wife, and God. The state of Alabama nor the state of California has any business saying who can and cannot get married.
The reason Christians [...]
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Guess what? The Bible commands you to be a conservative! David Klinghoffer tells you all about it in his amazing book that shows where in Punditry 3:16, God commands his children to “be conservatives and support the Republican Party!”
Sarcasm aside, it looks like nothing more than political propaganda. The Gospels are not a political work. [...]
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Controversial Defamation Bill passes by a single vote
The Irish Government passed by a single vote the Defamation Bill after the Government nearly suffered a defeat on an amendment which would have deleted the offense of blasphemy from the Bill.
The bill introduces a new crime of blasphemous libel which the media industry broadly supports. The new law also enables newspapers to offer [...]
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