* An absolutely hilarious SNL clip featuring The Devil commenting on the recent abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
* An informative, if not thought-provoking review of Paul Berman's new book, "The Flight of the Intellectuals."
* A mosque/Islamic cultural center is going up near Ground Zero, and it's causing quite a stir.
* Diana Butler Bass has an interesting liberal religionist's take on faith, Democrats, and the 2010 elections.
* In response to criticism, Chris Mooney outlines "The Reasons for Science Communication Training."
* CFI's Ron Lindsay chimes in on the debate over whether secular advocacy groups should organize charitable relief.
* Wajahat Ali writes over at Slate that "France's proposed ban on the burqa is a hypocritical and self-serving justification that betrays its triptych motto of 'liberty, equality, fraternity.'"
* What happened when three men in the 1950s who considered themselves to be Jesus Christ were forced to live together in a mental hospital? Here's an essay (or more of a review of an out-of-print book) answering that question and dealing with the implications of such a psychological study.
Think your first link is incorrect.
ReplyDeleteIt is - goes to our friendly neighborhood creationist.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up, should be fixed.
ReplyDeleteMichael.