Tag Archive for 'modernity'

Recent developments in religious tomfoolery

// Religion generally claims absolute and exclusive truth. Yet most religions were created long before modern notions of freedom, justice, fairness, science, reason or logic. So it should come as no surprise when hilarious and ludicrous outcomes result from religious encounters with the changing circumstances of the modern world. Authorities in Thailand recently indicated they [...]

Islam: Incompatible with Modernity? No More than Christianity

// Those who argue that Islam is basically incompatible with the secular and humanist values of the west, while Christianity is friendly to them, often focus on two major arguments. First, on a historical basis, they cite the supposedly “peaceful” origins of Christianity relative to the violent origins of Islam. Second, on a theological or [...]

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