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10/10/2008
'Moral Minority' offers different perspective on founders' beliefs (The Norman Transcript)
Just what exactly did Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton believe?Were they Christian evangelicals?Were they Deists?Were they men of the Enlightenment?Or, were they just a bunch of guys looking to pick a fight with a king?Historian Brooke Allen believes she has the answer.
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10/07/2008
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Of George Bush's many sins, one has remained unnoted. He and his aides are so absurdly inept at most of what they do that they have diverted attention from the fact that America's collapse began well before Bush came into office and has continued under ...
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10/04/2008
Teens have 'feel-good' type of faith (Deseret Morning News)
The majority of American teens have embraced an informal, "feel good" view of God and religion that not only emphasizes personal happiness as the central goal of life but has become something of a new religion in and of itself.
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10/01/2008
Allison Kilkenny: Religulous: Terrifyingly Hysterical (HuffingtonPost)
Hilarious, disturbing, and guaranteed to piss off the southern half of the country, Bill Maher's new documentary Religulous takes no prisoners. I've noticed some...
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09/30/2008
Suit claims Redding man's rights as an atheist were violated (The Record Searchlight)
A Redding man filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday, claiming his rights as an atheist were violated when he was ordered to take part in a 12-step drug treatment program that taught reliance on a higher power.
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09/28/2008
'Moon' celebrates Apollo exploits (The Washington Times)
"In the Shadow of the Moon," the single most stirring and satisfying feature of 2007, revived the Anglo-American alliance in an unforeseen but exalted cinematic fashion. This British-made documentary about the Apollo space missions between 1968 and 1973, honored the opportunity to meet and commemorate the achievement of astronauts who participated in those historic exploits.
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09/22/2008
Intense students denied classes (The Red and Black)
The college system makes no sense, especially in regard to introductory courses. Take a typical auditorium style classroom, with 300 students shuffling in their seats, muttering under their breath about the new Facebook, communicating through rhythmic clicking noises with their thumbs and occasionally looking up at their professor, who has given up searching for those few potentially interested ...
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09/20/2008
Worshipping my oatmeal (WorldNetDaily)
All eyes were on Denver a few weeks ago as the DNC held its national convention. Among all the hoopla, there's one thing I found spellbinding: the Democrats' obsession with being green.
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| Abraham Lincoln: Deist and Admirer of Thomas Paine - Chapter from the book Alternative Perspectives: Separating God from Religion - Affirms God as the Creator of the universe and its laws, disaffirms religion as man-made myths and rituals.Atheist Becomes Theist - Interview with former Atheist Antony Flew about his belief in Deism and the possibility of Theism.BBC: Professor Antony Flew - Interview discussing Flew's belief in the existence of an Aristotelian God.Bibliomania: A Refutation of Deism - Short prose by Percy Bysshe Shelley.Cambridge History: The Deistical Controversy in English Theology - Historical survey of the main proponents and their literature.Catholic Encyclopedia: Deism - Historical survey and critique.Deism - From the Dictionary of the History of Ideas.Deism Advocated in the Bible - Series of articles finds strains of Deism in some books of the Bible.Deism and Reason - Surveys and espouses traditional Deism. E-text resources and Deist quotations.Deism and the Enlightenment - Class lecture notes and recommended readings.Deism, English - Explores the Deism of Hobbes, Locke, Tindal, and the influence of Hume.Deism, French - Brief historical survey of the development of Deism in France, as espoused by Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.The Deist Minimum - Article by Avery Cardinal Dulles surveys the origins and spread of Deism with an eye towards its inherent weakness to sustain itself.The Deist's Reply - 1836 book by Lysander Spooner argues against the miracles of Jesus as found in the Gospels.Einstein on a Personal God - Excerpts illustrating belief in a supreme moral code while denying a personal God.Enlightenment Glossary: Deism - Article discusses origins and cultural influences.Four Discourses - Portion of 1798 work by Samuel McCorkle arguing the superiority of Christianity to Deism.The Human Jesus and Christian Deism - Topical articles explaining the meaning, history, and tenets of Christian Deism.Hume and the American Deists on Miracles - Essay by James Dye discusses David Hume's influence on the Deism of Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, and Elihu Palmer.Jewish Encyclopedia: Deism - Brief survey of English Deists, the influences in philosophy of Moses Mendelssohn, and the Talmud's rejection of the concept.Jill Neimark: Edward O. Wilson Interview - Wilson calls himself a provisional Deist, affirming the likelihood of a prime mover.Joseph Butler - James Kiefer discusses Butler's arguments against Deism.Kant's Theistic Solution - Essay by Stephen Palmquist proposes that Kant is better classified as a Theist than as a Deist.Modern Deism - Primer, quotes, and articles.Of the Religion of Deism Compared with the Christian Religion - From the Modern History Sourcebook: A brief comparative analysis by Thomas Paine.The Origins of Deism - Lecture by Terry Matthews traces the course and development of Deism.PanenDeism.com - Introduction and FAQ. Proposing that all reality exists within Deity and in process with Deity.Panendeism.org - Based on the idea that the universe is a part of god, but not all of god.Positive Deism - Promotes Deism and its beliefs with articles, forum, and chat.ReligiousTolerance.org: Deism - Definition, history, quotes, and bibliography.Rise and Fall of English Deism - Essay by Cky J. Carrigan provides historical survey, discusses proponents and main tenets, and analyzes its demise.Wikipedia: Deism - Historical survey.World View: Deism - Christian evaluation with positive and negative comments, bibliography of books by and critical of Deists.
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