Tag Archives: Christianity

Happy Eostre Everyone

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

That early Christianity was a highly syncretic religion is no great revelation (so to speak), nevertheless this Guardian piece on the pagan traditions incorporated within the Easter celebration is (if you discount the irritating hints of nature worship lurking in … Continue reading →

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Faiths of our Fathers?

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The idea that religious proselytizing is something to be avoided lest it cause (dread word) “offense” is idiotic, and all too typical of our times. Just because someone is from a family or, indeed, an ethnicity or nationality, usually associated … Continue reading →

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From Christendom to the West

Posted on August 30, 2009 by David Hume

Rod Dreher has an interesting post, Is religion necessary to Western civilization? There are many specific points where I agree, and disagree, naturally. Some reactions:

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On Judeo-Christian

Posted on January 15, 2009 by David Hume

I’ve recently triggered a round of discussion on several weblogs around the interwebs relating to the term “Judeo-Christianity,” especially when it comes to definiting the civilization of the West (as in, “our Judeo-Christian culture”).   I started the discussion here, … Continue reading →

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News flash: majority of American Christians are not Christian!

Posted on December 20, 2008 by David Hume

A month ago some bloggers were mooting whether Barack Hussein Obama was a Christian at all due to his heterodox beliefs.  Well, we now know how it was that the majority Americans voted for this avowed Christian non-Christian: most American … Continue reading →

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