Catholic Church: Eaten Alive by Hypocrisy – AlterNet (blog)


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Catholic Church: Eaten Alive by Hypocrisy
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in Christianity,” writes Dr. Houston Smith in The Religions of Man. Dr. Smith is a Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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RE: Dawkins’ (Scottb’s) Unanswered Questions – OmniNerd (blog)

RE: Dawkins' (Scottb's) Unanswered Questions
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from any sort of organized religion. Ultimately, I tend to follow the Taoist philosophy as outlined in The Tao of Pooh, which seems to work best for me.

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TEXAS FAITH: What’s the role of religion in public education? – Dallas Morning News (blog)

TEXAS FAITH: What's the role of religion in public education?
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Religion has played a central role in the history of the world, for better or worse. It is not possible to teach history or literature or philosophy without

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In which I begin to appreciate twitter and tangle with moral philosophy – ScienceBlogs (blog)

In which I begin to appreciate twitter and tangle with moral philosophy
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The request is often (to quote Larry Moran's recently discussed blog post): "offer up examples of knowledge gained by religion that are fully compatible

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Birthday quote for March 10 – Vanderbilt University News


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Birthday quote for March 10
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"Philosophy, is the talk on a cereal box. Religion, is a smile on a dog." Also born on March 10: musician Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931), painter William Etty

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The Banality of Jewish Symbolism – MWC News


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The Banality of Jewish Symbolism
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Ina remarkable exposé of the Mossad operation in Dubai, The Times happens to refer to Meir Dagan's (the Mossad chief) 'philosophy'.

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Alleged Abuses in Scientology Are Far From Unique – Huffington Post (blog)

Alleged Abuses in Scientology Are Far From Unique
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The reality is a burlesque of religion. Following the lead of the Saint Petersburg Times, where my late friend Steve Marquez once reported on the same

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Suffer the Little Children . . . – AlterNet (blog)


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Suffer the Little Children . . .
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“'No person shall be admitted as a student in any Catholic school unless that person and his/her parent(s) subscribe to the school's philosophy and agree to
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Church bans child of gay couple from schoolBeliefnet.com (blog)

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Moses Maimonides: Arab Jew, Religious Humanist – Huffington Post (blog)

Moses Maimonides: Arab Jew, Religious Humanist
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Taking the parochial traditions of Judaism, its laws, its rituals and its particular understanding of God and the Covenant, and merging them with philosophy

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Professor recalls OU through the years – Oklahoma Daily

Professor recalls OU through the years
Oklahoma Daily
Tom Boyd, David Ross Boyd Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and professor of religious studies, has been teaching for about 40 years, and he's been at OU

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