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Post-Secularism or Liberal-Democratic Constitutionalism? by Veit Bader :: SSRN

Post-Secularism or Liberal-Democratic Constitutionalism? by Veit Bader :: SSRN | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
The increasingly fashionable concept and framing of post-secularism aims to construct simplistic dichotomies and clear-cut ruptures between pre-secular, secular...
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'A secular state must be neutral' – what does that mean exactly? - The Guardian (blog)

'A secular state must be neutral' – what does that mean exactly? - The Guardian (blog) | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
'A secular state must be neutral' – what does that mean exactly?
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Think you for the re-post!
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Thank you, not 'think you'. :)
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Maverick Philosopher: The Question of the Meaning of Life: Distinctions and Assumptions

Maverick Philosopher: The Question of the Meaning of Life: Distinctions and Assumptions | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
What are we asking when we ask about the meaning of life? Herewith, some preliminary distinctions.
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Interesting statistics regarding Christianity in America.

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The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and For Humanism by A. C. ... - Times Higher Education

The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and For Humanism by A. C. ... - Times Higher Education | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and For Humanism by A. C. ... Times Higher Education The promise that A.C.
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Why This Atheist Has a New Hope in Pope Francis

Why This Atheist Has a New Hope in Pope Francis | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
I might not believe in God, but I believe that Catholics and atheists can work together just as all of humanity can work together towards equality and justice when we put the needs of modern people first and the arcane doctrine second.
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Should Britain become a secular state?

Should Britain become a secular state? | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Church and state: Is it time to accept Britain as a secular state? (RT @SymonHill: BBC Religion and Ethics website hosts my short debate with @MFrancoisCerrah on "Should Britain be a secular state?
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Benedict, Dawkins, and the Fullness of Reason

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Francis Beckwith analyzes some uncharitable words of atheist Richard Dawkins about the pope: Dawkins' verdict is the cerebral equivalent of covert flatulence: not silent and not deadly.
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Lawrence Krauss explains how the universe was created - Washington Times

Lawrence Krauss explains how the universe was created - Washington Times | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
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Lawrence Krauss explains how the universe was created
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In your view, is there a reason for this? Dr. Krauss: Yes.. people want to believe.. we are hard wired to.. and we have a long history of myths.
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What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?

What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web? | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
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Anonymimity and the terror of the Internet mob.  

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Dawkins Is Wrong. Religion Is Rational

Dawkins Is Wrong. Religion Is Rational | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
In trying to disparage “faith”, Dawkins and his allies constantly confuse “evidence” with “proof”; those of us who believe in God do so without proof but not without evidence.
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Hasan's defense is laudable; but will this kind of argumentation push the dialogue forward? 

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Christianity 'close to extinction' in Middle East - Telegraph

Christianity 'close to extinction' in Middle East - Telegraph | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Christianity faces being wiped out of the “biblical heartlands” in the Middle East because of mounting persecution of worshippers, according to a new report.
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Unbelief is now the world’s third-largest’religion’

A new report on global religious identity shows that while Christians and Muslims make up the two largest groups, those with no religious affiliation — including atheists and agnostics — are now the third-largest “religious” group in the world.
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Apologetics and the Academy

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Religion in American History: Puritans, Puritans

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Stephen Hawking Talks Big Bang, God

Stephen Hawking Talks Big Bang, God | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
By: Rod Pyle, SPACE.com Contributor Published: 04/17/2013 02:05 PM EDT on SPACE.com PASADENA, Calif.
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Thank you for this article, Tedla.  It seems like Hawking has ruled out a number of options, leaving us with M-Theory.

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The Post-Secular in Question: Religion in Contemporary Society book download

Philip Gorski, John Torpey, David Kim and Jonathan VanAntwerpen


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The Post-Secular in Question: Religion in Contemporary Society book download Philip Gorski, John Torpey, David http://t.co/VaaEqqOuB2
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Secularists, meet the religionists - Chillicothe Gazette

Secularists, meet the religionists - Chillicothe Gazette | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Secularists, meet the religionists Chillicothe Gazette In this time of polarized shouting matches, the public square has fallen for distorted understanding of the terms “secularism” and “religious freedom.” Judging from the popular...
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Back from conclave, George visits synagogue - Chicago Tribune

Back from conclave, George visits synagogue - Chicago Tribune | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Chicago Tribune Back from conclave, George visits synagogue Chicago Tribune Greeted by a standing ovation, George started his speech by saying his audience of about 300 people might be curious about the pope's selection, and that he was partially...
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Beatles in India: The Retreat That Reverberates Across the Universe

Beatles in India: The Retreat That Reverberates Across the Universe | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Why would four young, bright, fun-loving youngsters, wealthy beyond imagining, able to go anywhere and do anything, spend large chunks of time each day with their eyes closed? What is this meditation thing?
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Are Conservative Evangelicals Welcome In The Public Square?

Are Conservative Evangelicals Welcome In The Public Square? | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Now that the Rev. Louie Giglio, the Atlanta pastor who was going to pray at President Barack Obama's inauguration but came under fire for an anti-gay sermon, has bowed out, conservative Christians and evangelicals ask: are they welcome in the...
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Podcast: Studying Nonreligion within Religious Studies

Podcast: Studying Nonreligion within Religious Studies | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
How we can position the study of non-religion within the discipline of Religious Studies? Sounds like a bit of an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Those of you who have been listening to the Religious S...
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For a Better Society, Teach Philosophy in High Schools

For a Better Society, Teach Philosophy in High Schools | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Why philosophy? Because the study of philosophy, the "love of wisdom," creates and nurtures thoughtful minds, minds that can -- as Aristotle suggests -- entertain a thought without accepting it.
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Five Must-Reads on the “Nones”: A Tipping Point in American Religion and Spirituality

Five Must-Reads on the “Nones”: A Tipping Point in American Religion and Spirituality | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
Religion writers, both journalists and scholars, have had much to say of late about the continued growth of the religiously unaffiliated —especially given the impact of so-called “ Nones ” in the recent presidential election.
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Political Theory - Habermas and Rawls: New Book: Beyond Habermas - Democracy, Knowledge, and the Public Sphere

Political Theory - Habermas and Rawls: New Book: Beyond Habermas - Democracy, Knowledge, and the Public Sphere | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
RT @PoliticalPhilo: New Book: "Beyond Habermas: Democracy, Knowledge, and the Public Sphere" ed. by Christian J. Emden & David Midgley: http://t.co/JKbiCbA3
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LIVEBLOG: End Of The World 2012

LIVEBLOG: End Of The World 2012 | Religion and Public Discourse | Scoop.it
As Dec. 21, 2012 fast approaches, doomsday-believers around the globe are bracing for what they believe will be the end of the world.
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