Zeitgeist A Blend Of Skepticism, Metaphysical Spirituality, and Conspiracy
The film admired by Jared Loughner defies categorization but ultimately offers a dark vision.
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Pope Benedict’s Blind Spot on Holocaust
On numerous occasions Pope Benedict has ignored the connection between Christian anti-Semitism and Nazi racial anti-Semitism, and when posed a question about German responsibility for the Holocaust he fails to address it directly.
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Way Beyond Atheism: God Does Not (Not) Exist
Most principled atheists do not go beyond simple denial. They refuse to go further, to seriously question the ground beneath their feet. And, by holding on, consciously or not, to their unjustified assumptions, they end up rejecting far too little.
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Aliens Are Fattening Us Up For the Rapture
And other twists on end-times talk.
Read MoreThe Week in Religion, Poetically
Buddhist sex scandal; Susan Boyle meets the Pope; Mormon muffins.
Read MoreThe Family Research Council’s Mistaken Identity
Nominee Erroll Southers’ discussion of domestic terrorism threat of “Christian identity” groups does not mean “Christians.”
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Ten Commandments of the Antichrist: The Georgia Guidestones
Back in 1980, a mysterious set of stones bearing a message for civilization in various languages appeared in Georgia. From Christian dispensationalist symbol of the New World Order to Native American “power-nexus” to the interpretations of Contemporary Pagans, UFO buffs, and New Agers, the Guidestones are a spiritual and political Rorschach test.
Read MoreAliens To Arrive in Alabama Today!
Australian medium Blossom Goodchild wants to distract us from our problems with a prophecy that cosmic beings are going to arrive on October 14…
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RDBook: Is Nothing Secular? A Review of Jewel of Medina
A romance novel about Muhammad is widely condemned and its UK publisher hides under police protection, even as its author insists she means to build a bridge between cultures. Our reviewer explains the historical and literary context of the controversy.
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