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Burning Qur’ans: Don’t Hate, Celebrate!

Posted by Liam Fox Liam Fox Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The fact that evangelical Christians are exercising their right to burn these books is their unwitting acknowledgement that Muslims have the right to build a Mosque at Park51, and expand the existing one in Murfreesboro Tennessee. Offensiveness, insensitivity, ignorance, and bigotry, are not a reason to deny Constitutional guarantees.

Secularism and religious tolerance (in the 16th – 18th centuries)

Secularism holds that a person’s religious belief or lack of same is no business of the government. Separation of religion and state is secularism in action. Secularism is an outgrowth of the struggle for religious tolerance: both religious and anti-religious groups have opposed secularism.

The Theology of Kidnapping

Posted by Luis Granados Luis Granados Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Camillia Shehata seems to have been kidnapped, by someone, for choosing the wrong religion. This places her in a long line of religious tradition.

The Big Bang, No God Required?

Posted by Andrew Komar Andrew Komar Friday, September 3rd, 2010

It’s now time to see if science and logic can answer one of the “Ultimate Questions” (asked by the Campus Crusaders for Christ) to supposedly justify belief in god.

Pat Robertson: Fueling the Mosque Arson

Posted by Liam Fox Featured Block, Liam Fox Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

…a deliberate attempt to cause civil unrest and promote hatred against a specific group of visible minorities within a community. Law enforcement is currently investigating these hate crimes that seemed designed to inspire terror in the victims. Pat Robertson has voiced his bigotry and biases in the past, but this latest act of conspiracy with other discriminatory groups to spread a message of fear and intolerance that may have resulted in acts of terror, may just be criminal.

Separation of Church and State Border Also Needs Patrol

Posted by Brian Magee Brian Magee Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

“Released Time” programs for students need to be monitored as they get close to the line between separation of church and state.

Glenn Beck: Master Politician or Master Baiter

Posted by Liam Fox Featured Block, Liam Fox Monday, August 30th, 2010

Don’t be fooled by the emotional melodrama and rodeo-clown antics of Glenn Beck. He’s a political force as well as a controversial agent of divisiveness. He may seem like a jester that many find difficult to take seriously, but he’s proven himself a master politician as well as a master baiter.