Archive for September, 2008
Atheism, Superstition, and the American Present
September 20th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Not all atheists are superstitious…. the very thoughtful die-hard, hang-on-till-we-go-extinct ones don’t tend to be. But Ms. Hemingway has her finger on a pulse that I find as a growing trend in American culture among the masses. There is a curiously finger-pointing at religion in our culture, but not just any religion. It’s the “Christian” [...]
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Palin, Religion, and how Secularism is out of touch
September 11th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Jonalyn sent me this article she found on Salon.com: “What’s the Difference between Palin and a Muslim Fundamentalist? Lipstick” Listing abortion, God, creationism, and every other thing secularists hate about religious ideas, the author saves his worst grievance for last with this remark, the one that makes us all gasp with horror at the audacity [...]
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Feminism… and beyond
September 4th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
The range of definitions of feminism are broad. First wave (1800s) and second wave feminism (1960s) both promoted women as oppressed by men and overlooked for their full human, though unique, status. Third wave feminism responded to the second wave by deconstructing the feminine into postmodern cultural construction. They each have their own merits and [...]
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