Archive for December 15th, 2013

Septic pump truck (Photo credit: Dwight Burdette)

America’s Chief Export: Immorality

Why are Americans so peeved? Is it Obamacare? Well, partly – and in a big way. One wonders, in fact, if that sign language interpreter at the Mandela funeral moonlighted as the lead IT consultant for Healthcare.gov. But it’s much more than just Obamacare. How do we explain America’s red-level economic and socio-political misery index?

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Question: Is Atheism a Religion?

Question: Is Atheism a Religion?

Most people probably believe atheism is not a religion. After all, atheism specifically disbelieves that any religion is correct because it posits that there is no God, right? Ninian Smart has identified seven characteristics of religion: Narrative, Experiential, Social, Ethical, Doctrinal, Ritual, Material.

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