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Sharpton’s Racist Comments
If he has such a problem with Imus, why is he using the verb “jewing” to describe something as being dishonest and shady? That’s highly of...

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Abstinence-Only Education Has No Effect
The Bush administration just put out a study that tracked the behavioral differences between kids who were in abstinence-only programs and ki...

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Imus, Bias, Devils, & Heaven
I’ve never been a Don Imus devotee. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I listened to any portion of his show. I’ve never met the ma...

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The Religification Of Our Legal System
They really just don’t get it… From the Boston Globe: Regent University School of Law, founded by televangelist Pat Robertson to provide “Christian leadership to chan...

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Mixing Politics And Religion
Eventually, politicians will use the devout to turn out the vote simply based on wedge issues…and those wedge issues will begin to de...

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God Or No God?
MSNBC has a great debate between a Christian and an Atheist. The whole thing is well worth the read, but I wonder if many Christians can ...

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Huckabee on Republican Nominees
Pretty funny… A Baptist minister, Mr. Huckabee expressed impatience with the political choices so far of some religious conservatives. I...

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Giuliani’s “Republican” Problem
If you’re going to get the Republican nomination, there are some things you’ll probably have to agree with the majority of Re...

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The evolution of religion
As a follow-up of sorts to my genetics of altruism post, The New York Times magazine had a fascinating, thought-provoking piece on the evolu...

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The genetics of altruism
Are humans innately good, or innately selfish? That’s a fundamental question when it comes to discussing morality, law and society. ...

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Spread Of Religion Over 2000 Years
Can you guess which color is which religion? Shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. ...

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