"I'm O.K., You're a Psychopath," essay and review of two books offering theories about evil human behavior. The New York Times, 17 June 2011. (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/books/review/im-ok-youre-a-psychopath.html?ref=books) KB posted 6/19/11 _________________ "Why the Best Kids Books are Written in Blood," by Sherman Alexie. The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog. (http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/06/09/why-the-best-kids-books-are-written-in-blood/) KB posted 6/17/11 _________________ Multimedia Feature from The New York Times: "Gaining Confidence From God," about Kailey Jeanne Cox, a 15-year-old Christian lesbian who has come out, bolstered with the confidence that she believes Christ is her savior and God is love. You don't see many stories like this one. It is refreshing and I want to hug this young woman. *Have the volume switched on for commentary during the automatic slide show.* KB posted 6/17/11 |
Book Reviews If the Church Were Christian: Rediscovering the Values of Jesus by Philip Gulley, reviewed by Robin M. on her blog, "What Canst Thou Say?" "The Constitution After 9/11" A book review for The New York Times of David K. Shipler's new release, The Rights of the People: How our Search for Safety Invades our Liberties. | Contemporary Philosophers exploring issues via The New York Times' online Opinionator. I highly recommend scrolling down for older articles on THE STONE. This week on THE STONE, "Epistemology and the End of the World" by Gary Gutting...glitches in calculations and all that. |
Personal Courage Glenn Beck's special episode (4/27/11) on "The Importance of Personal Courage" is available online. His point is that personal courage seems rare today; far too many of our neighbors are willing and eager to look away or not get involved when someone needs help, even if it is life-threatening. **I recommend it to Beck fans and non-fans. Remember, this is about examining issues from more than one side, opening minds, thinking for ourselves.** | Online Reference Sources Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ReligiousTolerance.Org: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance Honest efforts are made to provide non-biased facts about world religions and coverage of religious-based issues. Patheos: Seek. Understand. Balanced Views of Religion and Spirituality Religion Facts: Just the Facts on Religion. |
Statistics Report Highlights from the American Religious Identification Survey 2008 A study conducted by researchers primarily from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. Also from this study: "American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population" | New York Times Archives The New York Times offers online news archive collections on various topics. Articles are added as they are published and are tagged as matching any of the identified topics. Here are links to relevant collections of articles: Religion and Belief Religious Cults Ethics Church-State Relations Click for the Alphabetical index for other topics. |
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