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How to Eradicate Militant Islam

Ebonmuse — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:54:21 +0000

It's said that nothing is harder to kill than an idea. Trying to stamp out a deeply felt belief by force, especially a religious belief, not only makes its followers cling to it more tenaciously, it gives them an aura of martyrdom that makes the belief look even more attractive to outsiders. And when the belief in question is a religious belief whose scriptures claim that persecution of the faithful is a sign of their righteousness, these tendencies become all the stronger.

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Jealous Gods

Ebonmuse — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:41:35 +0000

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous god.

—Exodus 34:14

Many verses in the Bible, such as the one above, state unequivocally that Yahweh is a jealous and vengeful lawgiver. They warn of how he loathes idols, and graphically describe the dreadful punishments he will inflict on any of his chosen people who go astray and worship false gods. In fact, the prohibition on worshipping false gods is the very first ... [visit site to read more]

The Bubble

Ebonmuse — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:28:36 +0000

The Evangelical Outpost, a major Christian blog, last week published a positive review of Nancy Pearcey's book Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity. In it, Pearcey argues that true Christians must purge their thinking of evolution and all other secular ideas and ... [visit site to read more]

The Reason for the Season

Ebonmuse — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:02:47 +0000

As the solstice holiday draws near, the annual complaints by the religious right about the alleged "War on Christmas" are ramping up in volume, as usual. Every store greeter who says "Season's Greetings" is bitterly denounced; every municipality that erects a "holiday tree" is reviled with a level of shrillness that used to be reserved for schismatics and heretics. Some religious right figures such as Jerry Falwell are actually visit site to read more]

Infectious Memes

Ebonmuse — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:02:34 +0000

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And these words which I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign upon your arm, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. And you shall write ... [visit site to read more]