Religion This week's challenge: 'Religion'....Religion is good for your health? Conservative Christianity bad? The original paper is Faith, morality and mortality: the ecological impact of religion on population health in the June issue of Social Forces. If anyone has access to this paper, I'd appreciate it if you sent me a copy via email at ... A reformer in religion A reformer in religion as well as in politics, . . . an American who believed he had separated the gold from the dross in government and religion, Jefferson wanted to tear down what he considered false to allow what he considered true ... The Method and Religion Instead of attacking religion rationally, maybe it is more sensible to undermine it on its own ground - the emotions - and in fact method acting is a very powerful method to do that. It makes you conscious that your imaginary friends ... Thomas Jefferson: Intelligent Design Not Based on Religion Next time someone tells you intelligent design is “based on religion,” you might point him to American Founder Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence. As I explain in a special July 4th edition of ID the Future, ... Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868–1947 Here are the details: Chad Bauman, Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947 (Studies in the History of Christian Missions) (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008). Congratulations, Chad! Buddhism IS a religion Here's a definition of religion. A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual, and religious ... Cathedral: religion in Gundam 00 It has been quite some time since I have finished an anime series, but I (at last) finished Gundam 00 about a week ago. I absolutely loved it, despite the fact that many people think it’s too emotional or bathetic. ... what is wrong in criticizing religion ? No government in the world, except few communist governments, take the risk of allowing its media or people to criticize a main stream religion. I dont know the reason for this. I dont think many people know the exact reaso either. ... Reconciling Feminism and Religion People ask me, “how do you reconcile feminism and religion?” The short answer is, I don’t. I don’t reconcile religion with anything. I think the true nature (and purpose) of religion is such that it cannot be reconciled with the world ...
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