Tag: Religion
A very short podcast
Listen to my very short podcast about my Very Short Introduction to Atheism.
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The Vatican vice that should worry us all
One cause of the Vatican’s failure to address abuse should worry everyone in our polarised societies: The more we think of our opponents as evil, the more we feel we are on the side of virtue and the blinder we become to our own shortcomings.
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Amy Coney Barrett and the myth of Christian family values
Jesus was anti-family, opposed the condemnation of sexual sinners, and was completely silent on abortion. It is a mystery how evangelicals today square this with their righteous condemnation of the behaviour of others and their desire to control it by law. The Jesus who said “Judge not, that ye be not judged: condemn not, that ye be not condemned” would be appalled to see his so-called followers today look to the Supreme Court to enforce their values.
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The Godless Gospel
Even if we don’t believe that Jesus was the son of God, we tend to think he was a great moral teacher. But was he? And how closely do idealised values such as our love of the family, helping the needy, and the importance of kindness, match his original tenets?
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