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Is Religion 'Built Upon Lies'?

Best-selling atheist Sam Harris and pro-religion blogger Andrew Sullivan debate God, faith, and fundamentalism.

Related Topics: Faiths, Secular Philosophies, Faith, Religious, human, Religion, God, Truth, Science, Reason, Mind, religious moderates

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Scholarly Smackdown: Is 'The Da Vinci Code' Anti-Christian?

One side: The story defames a faith. The other side: It launched a modern Reformation.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Movies, The Da Vinci Code, Christianity, Faith, History, Resurrection, Historical Figure, social change, historical, Fiction, truth claims, equal religious energy

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The Biblical Vision of Pope John Paul II

John Paul II knew the Bible was the heart of Catholic thought. The pope could speak to all people because scripture does.

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Pope Benedict XVI: Too Harsh or Too Lenient?

Before becoming pope, Cardinal Ratzinger responded to questions about his conservatism, the Bible, and Vatican II's true intent.

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The Fundamentalist-Evangelical Split

Both believed in the Bible, but one group wanted to separate from modern culture while the other wanted to engage it.

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Loose Canon Archive: June 2005

Charlotte Hays's daily weblog on religion, spirituality, and politics.

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The Scopes Monkey Trial

Did you know that 'creationism' was never mentioned at the Scopes trial? There's a lot about the trial you may not know

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Did the Exodus Really Happen?

Knowing the Exodus is not a literal historical account does not ultimately change our connection to each other or to God.

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'The Da Vinci Code': Don't Believe Everything You Read

The bestseller's real 'secret' is its shoddy research, false Christology, and anti-Christian message.

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'What Would Jesus Eat?'

Related Topics: Health, Weight Loss, Diet, Would Jesus, Theology, plant based diet, Food, conventional dietary wisdom, vegetarian movement, healthy eating habits, dietary, meat eating