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Tag Archives: religion
Rule by Good Men
Since Heather’s post on Karen Armstrong I’ve heard her a lot on the radio hawking her new book, The Case for God. From what I can gather her arguments are mostly relevant to religious people; those of us who are … Continue reading
Religion Unplugged
Wandering through Queens on Friday night, I came across a botánica, a fascinating small store of a type that I had never seen before. Wikipedia has a useful description here, and although as John knows all too well, Wikipedia is … Continue reading
From Christendom to the West
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:
Fundamentalism & Terror
Here’s a review of Timothy Garton Ash’s new book by the distinguished British philosopher John Gray. The following passages, in particular, caught my attention: The reception of Garton Ash’s writings on Muslim fundamentalism is instructive in this regard. He provoked … Continue reading
Religion & the welfare state
The fact that high levels of religion tend to be inversely correlated with per capita government social spending is well known on an international scale. But it doesn’t seem true for American states.
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A non-secular past, present and future
In the comments below I engaged in a little bit of glib dismissal in regards to the contention that a secular society is not sustainable. The issue though need some elaboration. I agree with John Derbyshire when he says: Mark: … Continue reading
Pagans & Christians
In the late 4th century the Roman Empire was diverting its state subsidies from the customary pagan cults to the Christian church. At the same time the public space was evolving from one where tokens of pagan piety were being … Continue reading
News flash: majority of American Christians are not Christian!
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
The fall of the first republic?
I’m reading Sean Wilentz’s The Rise of American Democracy. I’m only about 1/4 of the way through, so on page 200 or so. I’m not surprised by the narrative so far, the rise of mass democratic populism and the fading … Continue reading