The Pretzel Logic of Religion and Politics – Religion Dispatches
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The Pretzel Logic of Religion and Politics
Religion Dispatches The philosophy of “rendering to Caeser” did not pertain, it appears, to allowing civil society the prerogative to establish equality under the law for women during the Equal Rights Amendment struggle of the 1970s and 1980s or for gay couples during … |
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Religious Thinkers Describe a Christian ‘Political Platform’ – Christian Post
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Religious Thinkers Describe a Christian 'Political Platform'
Christian Post Michael Novak,theologian and the George Frederick Jewett Scholar emeritus in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author, most recently, of Living the Call: An Introduction to the Lay Vocation: "To … |
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President Mullen and NAE Meet With President Obama – The Houghton Star
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President Mullen and NAE Meet With President Obama
The Houghton Star The discussion of religious freedom concerned the clerical exemption, which is a clause in the laws against preferential hiring. The exemption allows churches to select clergy according to their religion without being accused of unlawful discrimination … |
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Thomas: The science vs. religion myth misses the point – Gainesville Times
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Thomas: The science vs. religion myth misses the point
Gainesville Times The concept of "primary convictions" or presupposed "philosophical premises" is important when it comes to the nonsense that is religion vs. science. The idea that there is some battle between science and religion— especially Christianity — simply … |
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What Religions Belong to Spiritual Naturalism? – Blogcritics.org (blog)
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What Religions Belong to Spiritual Naturalism?
Blogcritics.org (blog) Its philosophy of the Tao or Way, embodied in the Tao Te Ching and the writings of Shuang-zi, has always carried a pantheist connotation. Various aspects of Chinese religion and folk beliefs that intertwine with Taoism may carry more supernatural … |
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Bede Rundle – The Guardian
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Bede Rundle
The Guardian The New Zealand-born philosopher Bede Rundle, who has died aged 74, taught for 40 years at Trinity College, Oxford, and made substantial contributions to the philosophy of language, mind and action, to metaphysics and to philosophical theology. … |
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Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News – New York Times
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Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News
New York Times Politicians say their religion guides them, so it's fair to ask: What exactly would a Christian platform look like? Michael Novak, a theologian, is the George Frederick Jewett Scholar emeritus in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy at the American … |
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The Materialism of Environmentalism – Canada Free Press
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The Materialism of Environmentalism
Canada Free Press The environmentalist critique of materialism depended on a philosophy that saw human influence as malignant. If the old left had fired up the steel mills, celebrating industry as a means to a better life, the environmentalists were not concerned with a … |
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The changing face of Pakistan’s army – Washington Times
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The changing face of Pakistan's army
Washington Times PAKISTAN, October 29, 2011— The Army of Pakistan is a professional force whose ideology and philosophy reflects the personality of its leader. The political ideology of the institution has varied from that of a strict practicing Muslim to a liberal … |
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Notre Dame profs receive poli-sci awards – South Bend Tribune
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Notre Dame profs receive poli-sci awards
South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — The American Political Science Association recently honored University of Notre Dame philosophy professor Alasdair MacIntyre for his 1981 book, "After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theology." MacIntyre received the association's Benjamin E. … |
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