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Richard Dawkins in Austin

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The 7 New Deadly Sins

The Roman Catholic church has added seven more “deadly” sins to the prior seven. Among the new deadlies are genetic engineering, social injustice that causes poverty, and excessive accumulation of wealth.
“You offend God not only by stealing, blaspheming or coveting your neighbour’s wife, but also by ruining the environment, carrying out morally debatable scientific […]

New on my Desk: Salvo to Caputo

I received my first copy of Salvo today, an oversize perfect bound magazine that “debunks the cultural myths that have undercut human dignity, all but destroyed the notions of virtue and morality, and slowly eroded our appetite for transcendence; recovering the one worldview that works.“
I also checked out Resounding Truth: christian wisdom in the world […]

Thank God for Evolution

A friend recently called my attention to Michael Dowd, an evangelist of “evolution theology,” Dowd is a former preacher who has left pastoral ministry to spread the gospel of evolution theology. His primary point is fine enough, marriage and science are not irreconcilable. In fact his scientific research and clear stance on the old age […]

Early Riser or Night Owl? It makes a difference

This new study shows that how we sleep often reflects how we function intellectually and socially. Researchers claim that early risers tend to “reach conclusions through logic and analysis. Night owls are more imaginative and open to unconventional ideas, preferring the unknown and favoring intuitive leaps on their way to reaching conclusions.
Morning people are more […]

Atheists and Praise Rock

 
Two of the most popular articles at the Times this week addressed matters of faith. Ben Ratliff covers a story “Plugging in to Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord.“Stanley Fish addresses “Suffering, Evil and the Existence of God” in his regular column.
Ratliff’s piece focuses on High Desert Church in Ca, examining their praise […]

For the precursor to a great Time Trial ride today by the chicken there are fresh allegations of doping against Micheal Rasmussen at the Tour De France. I’m left just scratching my head… Gary Player this week said that there…