Source: uuworld.org
Fundamentalism is absolutely natural, ancient, powerful—and inadequate. It's a means of structuring relationships that evolved when we lived in troops of 150 or less.
Source: YouTube
Ron Paul: "It's a theory -- the theory of evolution -- and I don't accept it." "I think it's a theological discussion..."
Source: The New York Times
Mitt Romney's speech defending his faith served to highlight how religiously intolerant the US is becoming.
Source: Slate
As a consequence of the successful Maccabean revolt against Hellenism, so it is said, a puddle of olive oil that should have lasted only for one day managed to burn for eight days.
Source: AlterNet.org
Mike Huckabee represents something that is either tremendously encouraging or deeply disturbing, depending on your point of view: a marriage of Christian fundamentalism with economic populism.
Source: http://www.themuslimwoman.org
Women are less than cows, but yet their sexual allure is distracting Muslim males who are no less than lions. The Taliban in Afghanistan publicly thrashed women for joy. And now a mullah in Malaysia has blamed women for snatching men's sleep.
Source: thelocal.se
The Swedish government is to crack down on the role religion plays in independent faith schools. The new rules will include a ban on biology teachers teaching creationism or 'intelligent design' alongside evolution.
Source: The Globe and Mail
A biblical edict that 'in the seventh year, the land shall lie fallow,' is affecting all Israelis, from the farmer to the grocer to the shopper
Source: The Times
Public opposition is hampering plans to expand the number of state-funded Muslim schools, a leading Muslim headteacher said yesterday, as the Government confirmed plans to encourage the growth of faith schools.
Source: adnkronos.com
Although still a small group, Wahabis, followers of a fundamentalist school of Islam, are increasingly seen by officials and observers as a growing threat to the Balkans.
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Source: MotherJones.com
Interesting "special report" on what seems to be a new (taxpayer funded) trend...taking "tough love" to another level. What do you think? What has worked for you? What has your experience been...as a teen? As a parent?
Source: Foreign Affairs
Excerpt re: the concept of "sustained good governance": Too much emphasis has been placed on brokering negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians — negotiations that bring up the same issues again and again.
Source: IBN
Bangladeshi writer and women's rights activist Taslima Nasreen was in Hyderabad, India to promote a new book when she was attacked—by a mob led by elected Islamist members of the Indian Senate.!
Source: mangalorean.com
If any individual personifies Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dream of a day when one can have breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore and dinner in Kabul, underlining the unity of the Indian subcontinent, it is Taslima Nasreen.
The siege of the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) in Pakistan has ended but there are lingering questions about the causes and ultimate consequences of this unfortunate incident which might possibly have been prevented by earlier action.
Source: TIME
It is interesting to watch secularists today, they present a constant attack on Christianity and Judaism but give a pass to all other religions, including their own, Liberalism. Let someone mention something about God and you would think 9/11 deux just occurred.
Source: Reason Magazine
The Aquarians and the Evangelicals How left-wing hippies and right-wing fundamentalists created a libertarian America. Brink Lindsey | July 2007 Print Edition
Source: theseminal.com
John Hagee 's nights "to honor Israel" do nothing to honor Israel. Instead, they highlight fundamental philosophical and theological differences between Jews and a large portion of fundamentalist Christians.
Source: texasobserver.org
ervous tremors were evident when the announcement came that state Rep. Warren Chisum would take the helm of the House Appropriations Committee this session.
Before you formulate your response, hear me out. There was a time in my life where hearing that phrase would have caused me to react with anger, pride, and perhaps fear. The reaction would be immediate and instinctive.
Source: Forbes
It amazes me that it has taken this long for authorities to question the police force in a pair of cities whose whole existence is designed to skirt the law.
Source: scribd.com
Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian
Source: populistamerica.com
Recently, I viewed a chilling documentary "Jesus Camp", which examines "the evangelical belief that a revival is underway in America that requires Christian youth to assume leadership roles in advocating the causes of their religious movement." The film follows a group of evangel …
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE
Polish exchhange student Michael Gromek describes his six-month ordeal, hosted during his US stay by self-righteous fundamentalists.