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Blogs about: Literalism

The Liar, The Witch, and the KKK's Wardrode3 comments

JJ wrote 22 hours ago: Sarah Palin’s presidential-ambition-blessing pastor was a real, literal witch-hunter and witch … more →

Tags: Academics, Accountability, Bullying and control, Colleges and Universities, constitution, Creative Class, Culture, Discipline-behavior, Education

Debate b/t Religion and Science: Theists, Atheists, Agnostics, Integralists

Benjamin Steele wrote 2 days ago: Karen Armstrong’s ‘The Case For God’ (or) Why Science Makes My Head Hurt Written by Ajita Kamal This … more →

Tags: gnosticism, spirituality, SocioPolitical, Humanity, Psychology, Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, Science

Creation/Destruction?1 comment

Matt Anslow wrote 1 week ago: Why do the people who so passionately uphold a literal view of creation often pair this perspective … more →

Tags: Scripture, Theology, Creation, Eschatology

How Say You, Horatio?2 comments

Sherry wrote 1 week ago: The bible is a curious document. Some, for fairly self-serving reasons, suggest that it must be read … more →

Tags: Bible, fundamentalism, Genesis, God & Religion, Religion, Theology, Bible, Exegesis, interpretation

Literalism & Fundamentalism8 comments

DanielM wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a very interesting video on the dangers of fundamentalism, and the difference between l … more →

Tags: videos, Fundamentalism, Progressive Christianity

Beef Jerky Action Cam??

JJ wrote 1 week ago: I am not making this up. Here I am, watching the big college football game of the week on tv — … more →

Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cynical Stuff, Framing, health, Humor, identity, language, Memes, Movies/TV

On Fundamentalism5 comments

DanielM wrote 2 weeks ago: Quote from John Shelby Spong, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism ‘The fundamentalists will … more →

Tags: Quotes, Atheism, Fundamentalism

James McGrath and Biblical Literalism2 comments

Daniel O. McClellan wrote 2 weeks ago: I attended a paper at a conference a while ago that argued that the early Semitic worldview was larg … more →

Tags: James McGrath

Pure Dead Brilliant -- Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck5 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: more about "Pure Dead Brilliant — Jon Stewart Ch…", posted with vodpod … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Cognitive Psychology, Creative Class, Cynical Stuff, Discipline-behavior, Dominionists, Ethics and Philosophy, Framing, health

Capitol Hill Mad Hatters Show Up for More Tea Partying18 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Tea Partiers Hit Capitol: They arrived as early as 8:30 a.m., by bus, car and plane — from Bluffton, … more →

Tags: Accountability, Advocacy, Barack Obama, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Congress, constitution, Corporate Culture, Cynical Stuff

Young Son the Political and Cultural Cynic

JJ wrote 3 weeks ago: So you know he’s been reading Les Miserables, all 1,400 pages. I guess it makes sense he would … more →

Tags: Arts, Books and Movies, Creative Class, Culture, Cynical Stuff, Discipline-behavior, Dominionists, Education, Ethics and Philosophy

Telling Children Who They Are and What's Within Them2 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: “You are not half. You are a whole soul living in a divided world. “ There Is No Such Th … more →

Tags: belief in gods, change, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, Early Childhood Issues, Education, Ethics and Philosophy, Family Values, From the Mouths of Babes

can i be a christian while not taking the bible literally?2 comments

relsdork wrote 1 month ago: I am living the Bible, but I am living it differently than many Christians. A lot of people create a … more →

Tags: Christian, Religion, God, Struggle, Bible, Scripture, Christianity, Faith

The Qur'aan and Aļļaah's attribute of Speech2 comments

Shaykh Abu Adam wrote 1 month ago: Aļļaah’s attribute of Speech Aļļaah’s Speech is a necessary and eternal attribute of per … more →

Tags: Absurdities/impossibilities, Attributes, Disbelief (kufr), Imkan Al-Kidhb/ Khulf Al-Wa'id, Interpretation (ta'wil), Kalam/Speech, Qudrah, Refuting Wahabis (so called Salafis), resemblance

JJ Reading Dan Brown's New Book4 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: . . .and glad it isn’t BANNED! At the same time, I quite appreciate Killing the Buddha’s … more →

Tags: Partisan Politics, Election News/Commentary, Power of Story, Homeschooling, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Research and Science, Books, Family Values, Separation of Church and State--the First Amendment, Intellectual and Academic Freedom

New Secret Video: Pimp and Prostitute Real This Time8 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: UPDATE Sept 24: Unintended Consequences of Congress Acting to De-fund ACORN: [C]ontractors that … more →

Tags: Institutions and Individuals, Public Communication, Partisan Politics, Election News/Commentary, Power of Story, Discipline-behavior, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents

What is a Mythicist? part 2

Benjamin Steele wrote 2 months ago: I wrote a post a while back that was a response to a blog post by Acharya S (D.M. Murdock).  Here is … more →

Tags: Acharya S, Agnosticism, Allegory, Astrotheology, Atheism, Christ, Christianity, D.M. Murdock, History

Re: Man vs. God2 comments

Benjamin Steele wrote 2 months ago: Man vs. God http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574405030643556324.html#articleTa … more →

Tags: Agnosticism, Allegory, Atheism, God, karen armstrong, logos, Man, Man vs. God, Modernism

Sorry to Say, Dale's Not Kidding About Darwin12 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Harvard’s Humanist of the Year blogging about this momentous movie news: I suppose it’s time t … more →

Tags: Power of Story, Education, Colleges and Universities, Research and Science, Separation of Church and State--the First Amendment, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Science/Math Learning, Movies/TV, Thinking Parents


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