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Mystic Pieces

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Today’s New York Times op-ed by Ross Douthat begins on a note (sort of) of hope: “Mysticism is dying…Monasteries have dwindled. Contemplative orders have declined. Our religious leaders no longer preach the renunciation of the world; our culture scoffs at the … Continue reading →

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Amen (Sort Of, And If That’s Not An Inappropriate Word To Use)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

I have to say that I rather liked this by Freddie, the blogger at L’Hôte:  …Atheism is not a project.It has no purpose. It proceeds towards no end. It has no meaning beyond the simplicity of absence. It has as … Continue reading →

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Craven

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Well, this story (via The Daily Telegraph) is depressing: A Danish newspaper on Friday became the first in the country to apologise for offending Muslims by printing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling a heated … Continue reading →

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“Vatican Economist: Recession Caused By Low Birthrate”

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Well, that’s the (remarkable) headline and here’s the story: ROME, FEB. 8, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Bankers are not the cause of the global economic crisis, according to the president of the Institute for the Works of Religion. Rather, the cause is ordinary … Continue reading →

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That’s All Folks

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

While the sneaking suspicion that death means the end of it all will, if proved accurate, lead to a state of affairs immensely preferable to an eternity in hellfire, that doesn’t mean that the prospect of extinction doesn’t leave me … Continue reading →

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More Mush

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

This time from Catholic theologian Hans Küng, the co-author of a new book reviewed by Adam Kirsch in The Tablet: How to Do Good and Avoid Evil is, in fact, the fruit of one of Küng’s major ecumenical projects, the … Continue reading →

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On the Miscellany

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Walter, that’s an interesting round-up. The Irish blasphemy law merits a separate post of its own (the issues are a touch more complicated than they seem), but for now I’ll just comment on two of the other stories you pass … Continue reading →

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A Charter of Kumbaya

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The myth that all religions are basically the same—and basically benign—is a nonsense that could only flourish in a society that has little knowledge of the past and, for that matter, of the nature of religious belief. Naturally it’s an idea that … Continue reading →

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Salem’s Lot

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the Corner yesterday, I linked to Dorothy Rabinowitz’s fine WSJ piece on the involvement of Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate in the Massachusetts senate race, in the persecution of the Amirault family, the true victims of a now notorious sex … Continue reading →

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We’re not going to catch up

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

A recent item on New York City’s public radio station announced an award program for local science teachers.  Featured was a teacher who had his students keep journals “reflecting on their scientific thinking,” ” in the tradition of Leonardo.”

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