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Eat, Pray, Trash: What the Critics Don’t See

By Ben Brazil

…al person, yes, but also a happy and good one. Life as Art The philosopher Charles Taylor has described our post-1960 era as an “Age of Authenticity,” and that word—authenticity—is a good place to start. The concept of authenticity appeared in something like its contemporary form in the Romantic period. As industrializing economies began to order work and life in the 18th and 19th centuries, they sparked a reaction. Increased productivity, felt th…

Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Still Sound

By Lauri Lebo

…line will crow, “Hey folks, look what Darwin didn’t know about!” Of course Charles Darwin didn’t know everything about evolution. Darwin didn’t know about a lot of things related to his theory of natural selection. Genetics didn’t even exist as a science at the time he developed it. But since the publishing of Origins of Species 101 years ago, the scientific understanding of the way evolution works has only grown and remains the foundation of mode…

Palin Goes ‘Hopey-Changey,’ But Don’t Call it Political

By Julie Ingersoll

…lauded Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice, and former member of congress, Charles Canady for “shepherding the ‘partial-birth abortion’ bill through Congress,” and called for better leadership “in the political arena” in general. She then denounced healthcare reform—what conservatives call “Obamacare”: “I’m not going to get too political on you but… we can’t be afraid of talking about these political issues; its essential that we use the 2010 elec…

‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to Keep Sexuality Out of Sex Ed [S. Korea] | Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…week on “How the Global LGBT Movement Can Keep Up its Stunning Momentum.” Charles Radcliffe, a human rights adviser on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations, notes that the women’s rights movement has been pushing for change for more than 120 years. Most of the advances for LGBT people have come in the past decade. “That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to take another 100 years. But it does mean the battle isn’t over, a…

I Believe You’re Wrong: The Trouble with Tolerance

By Charles Randall Paul and John W. Morehead

A recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life revealed that America is conflicted over its reactions to Islam in a post-9/11 world. Favorable opinions of Islam have dropped over the last five years, though most Americans still see Islam as no more dangerous than other religions. And, while many believe Muslims should have the right to build mosques “in local communities,” most Americans oppose the proposed building of a Muslim communit…

Little ‘Value’ in New Harris Book

By Michael Ruse

…tler had a bit of a thing about the Jews. Like Mr. Dick writing about King Charles’ head in David Copperfield, he cannot get away from it. And at times—at many times—his obsession comes across as not just misplaced but thoroughly mean-minded. This is well exemplified by his treatment of Francis Collins, the former director of the Human Genome Project and now the head of the National Institutes of Health in Washington. Harris writes: In 2006, Colli…

Intelligent Design Trial Celebrates Fifth Year Reunion

By Lauri Lebo

…ason considered herself to be the smartest person in the room. But then as Charles Darwin wrote, “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” So while I’m reminiscing here, O’Donnell’s remarks eerily reminded me of the words of Dover school board member Bill Buckingham. On the day of his testimony during the trial, he had brought to court a copy of the US Constitution from which he planned to read from on the stand. His reaso…

Louisiana Citizens Horrified that there’s Evolution in Science Books

By Lauri Lebo

…ite, one of the residents who complained about the books, said, “It’s like Charles Darwin and his theory is a saint. You can’t touch it.” It’s worth noting that White is the son of Darrell White, who was one of the Louisiana Family Forum founders. This move is all part of an ongoing broader strategy, one that the LFF, which is affiliated with Focus on the Family, has been behind since the beginning. Darrell White also told the Advocate that the te…

Louisiana Panel Votes in Favor of Science Textbooks

By Lauri Lebo

…ite, one of the residents who complained about the books, said, “It’s like Charles Darwin and his theory is a saint. You can’t touch it.” On Friday, Louisiana’s textbook advisory panel listened to the public complaints and there’s some good news. By an 8-4 vote, the panel recommended the books be adopted. This was surprising considering the fact that two of the primary sponsors of the Louisiana Science Education Act, a slippery state anti-evolutio…

Hajj Journal: The Journey Begins and Ends

By Amina Wadud

…d of interim re-routing. I mean, am I on my way? Are we there yet? But the Charles de Gaulle airport, which is the transit spot to Jeddah—now that is really something. First of all, there will be other pilgrims there and the ihram has to be taken up, either here at the airport or on the plane itself. When we leave the ground, our next landing will be the goal of the journey, the destination. That makes a difference. In one sense, when I depart I a…