Does Shiva Hate Hindus?
Does Vishnu? Does Krishna? Does Ganesha? Or are all these gOds just as missing in action as Yahweh and Jesus and Allah when it comes to protecting their devout followers from Very Bad Things even as those followers flock to their holy temples?
Police Investigate Deadly Indian Temple Stampede (The BBC; Mar 5)
Police in India [...]
Does Allah Hate Muslims?
Of course not.
Mythical beings are incapable of hating anyone at all.
But if you believe Allah isn’t a mythical being… well, suffice it to say that he seems remarkably indifferent to the tragedies that befall his devout followers even as they’re in the very process of worshipping him….
Deadly Crush At Timbuktu Mosque (The BBC; Feb 26) [...]
Does God Hate Catholics?
It’s a question I’ve asked before (perhaps most notably here).
I’ve also asked slightly different versions of the same question before (perhaps most notably here and here).
I have yet to receive a good answer from a Catholic or any other variety of Christian.
Instead, events this year have only further sharpened my questions.
Consider:
Archbishop Of Port-au-Prince Monsignor Serge [...]
Religion & Art
Regular readers might know that one of my pet peeves is the way theists tend to attribute so much of what’s good to gOd and religion while excusing gOd and religion from any responsibility for anything bad.
To quote Oumkheyr once again, “I really believe that France is scared of Muslims, which is the motivation for [...]
As Clear As Mud
“Does the Koran actually say, ‘Tho shallt wear a burqa so that only thine husband may glimpse they body in shape or detail.’? Or does it just say, ‘A veil was drawn to give the couple privacy so nobody would see them having sex on their honeymoon.’? Or is it something else? I guess what [...]
Burqa Ban Thoughts
The question of whether or not France (or any other country) ought to ban the burqa isn’t as easy to answer as I would like for it to be. On the one hand, I’m generally in favor of freedom of expression and against unnecessary government mandates and regulations. On the other hand, I find the [...]
Should The Burqa Be Banned?
France Moves Toward Partial Burqa Ban (CNN; Jan 26)
PARIS: French lawmakers Tuesday recommended a partial ban on any veils that cover the face — including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women.
The ban on the “voile integrale” — which literally means “total veil” — would apply in public places like hospitals and [...]
Religion & Racism
The Most Segregated Hour In America? (Prof. James C. Klagge)
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., once said “it is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” How much have things changed?
The Multiracial Congregations Project led by Michael Emerson, a Rice University sociologist, defines a multiracial congregation as [...]
Christian Love & Compassion Strike Again!
Church Deacon Accused Of Pulling Knife Out, Threatening Fellow Deacon (WTKR-TV3; Feb 10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia: NewsChannel 3 has uncovered an arrest warrant accusing a church deacon of raising a knife against a fellow church member.
Deacon Hurley Jones of Wesley Grove United Church of Christ is accused of pulling a knife out and threatening another deacon.
Deacon [...]
Should Gays Be Executed Or Merely Jailed?
Apparently that’s something of a hot question now among some Christians.
You know – the people who are allegedly so much more loving and compassionate than us cold, hateful atheists.
Here are a few of the details:
Don’t Kill U.S. Gays, Lock Them Up: Family Groups (Cathy Lynn Grossman/Faith & Reason/USA Today; Feb 8)
Focus on the Family, [...]
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