Tag: religion
Life without limits: The delusions of technological fundamentalism
Playing god got us into this trouble and more of the same won't get us out.
Once again, the right hijacks that old-time religion
A new museum in Washington reminds us that the Good Book is subject to interpretation – and abuse.
Intro to Islam, Salafism and jihadism
Can we turn the clock back and make the Muslim world great again?
Merry Christmas: Right-wingers, the Red Pope and Jesus
Rationality doesn't seem to be included in the liturgy of right-wingers' political church.
Trump picks Ben Carson for dept of education
should Trump really take the steps to add ben Carson to his cabinet?
Donald Trump and the Extreme Vetting of Muslims
Trump hopes for a bounce in the polls via this ugly religious bigotry. Here's to hoping that Americans are better than that.
The Psychology of Ideology and Religion
“Unfortunately, however, often enough the shared ideology or religion has a dysfunctional basis and the outcome is detrimental both individually and socially with the (violent) consequences sometimes reverberating throughout a national or even global society. This is why it is useful to understand the psychology of ideology and religion.”
Berrigan’s Witness to Nonviolence Challenged Church and Nation
Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan will be remembered for challenging the conscience of the Catholic church and the nation on the dangers of militarism.
No, Muslims Are Not More Violent Than People of Other Religions....
Terrorism is a tactic of extremists within each religion, and within secular religions of Marxism or nationalism. No religion, including Islam, preaches indiscriminate violence against innocents.