Easy Pickings

... tilt at windmills and try to make a secular case against gay marriage. His arguments here are ... Only they are capable of procreation. No, it does not follow at all . I have a knife ...together. But Novak thinks this is gross and mean: First, consider surrogacy or artificial insemination. This involves... parents will raise them. But how on Earth does that become a hallowed right? Where is that...

A philosophical point: testable religion.

... the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or ... Wilkerson. "He is destroying the secular foundations." Wilkerson urges everyone to ... or anything. It doesn't mean that God doesn't exist,... in some way or another. Does it mean that this man...be a false prophet, does this mean they themselves have a...Spirit? A lack of discernment does not constitute a lack of salvation, but it does mean that their claim on...

rpeate asks about separation of church and state

... from cocerion), then that aid does not violate the establishment clause. ... government must have an important secular legislative purpose, or a "viewpoint-... their ideological message. Thus, the secular newspaper and the religious newspaper ... receive OFBI appropriations, that does not mean that the official actions ... unjustified fears of an eroding secular government and impermissible entanglement of ...

We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas

...win the Palestinian elections and why does it allow rockets to be ... religious party impressed the predominantly secular community to win with 42 per... Taleban-style. Hamas relies on secular voters too much to do ... way round. But what does it mean when Mr Barak talks ... who voted for it? Does it mean reoccupying the Gaza strip ... three years ago? Or does it mean permanently separating the Palestinians ...

these things come in threes

... said. “The self-control effect seems to come from being engaged in religious institutions and behaviors.” Does this mean that nonbelievers like me should start going to church? Even if you don’t believe in a... personal goals an aura of sacredness. He suggested that nonbelievers try a secular version of that strategy. “People can have sacred values that aren’t ...

015 A Short Record... fic by pogrebin and art by mashimero

... he actually finds himself able to mean it. Celestial navigation is a dead ...the organisation touts itself as being secular and scientific. Most of Rodney’s...blank staring face. Symbolically speaking. This does not stop him from tearing them... did not come up with that one. So what does it mean when all the destinations ... various Pegasus worlds. utilitarianism Rodney does not know if anyone else ...

There we go

...If you look at the map, Gaza does not even border the other lands under...administration of Palestinian authorities. That is, it does not border West Bank, but instead it... killings, and it caused a separation of Pakistan from India. Does this mean that the oppressed were better off under the British? How ...Jewish Zionist government. Turn it into a secular government, with elections. Peacekeepers on the ...

... income and capital preservation should be on the menu. But that does not mean however, that every young investor should be a risk taker or ... filings that will explain everything a company does and how well it's been doing... one, a cyclical company or a secular company. When evaluating a company, investors ...also consider where a company is secular or cyclical. Secular stocks, like Coca-Cola (...

Typical Questions on YA

... her father: doesn't that mean Jesus had sex with his ...insect as well as pedophilia? Secular-humanist asked: Are all people...Adam,Serpent,Cain?   aeiou_11375 asked: Does believing in a magic man...religions think gays are sinners. Does that include lesbians too? Since...men sleeping with men, does that mean lesbians are off the...God did all of this, does tha tmake him evil? I...

Religion? In my LJ? It's more likely than you think.

... its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa. Belief-O-Matic then ... Buddhism (84%) 7. Theravada Buddhism (79%) 8. Reform Judaism (75%) 9. Secular Humanism (67%) 10. New Thought (63%) 11. Bahá'í Faith (55%) ...