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Daily Archives: December 18, 2009
Religious Ecstasy in Politics: Lou Engle and the Republican Anti-Health Care Reform Pray-a-Thon
I’m confused. I thought that followers of Christ are supposed to pray for the interests of the sick and the poor, not pray against them. But here’s a group of Republican lawmakers and right-wing activists, led by Lou Engle and Michelle … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist, fundamentalism, gay, gay marriage, God, health care reform, James Dobson, Jesus, lesbian, lou engle, mars hill, Politics
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Evolution v. Intelligent Design Watch: Historian David Gordon Calls Brian Leiter’s Treatment of Thomas Nagel “Deplorable”
In a review of philosopher Thomas Nagel’s new collection of essays (which was just released by Oxford University Press today), historian David Gordon weighs in on Thomas Nagel’s sympathy for Intelligent Design and the attacks that he has received from Brian Leiter: … Continue reading
Neil Young and the Discontinuities of Life and the Self
Neil Young as a wise man: Neil Young as a young man: The second video doesn’t embed. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWovzUEe4l8
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Tagged beauty, Buddhism, heart, life, literature, neil young, poetry, the ontological mystery, the self, the spirit, wisdom, yoga
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