by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 21, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
I’ve heard a lot of arguments recently by people who insist whatever they believe about Islam is the “real Islam” and Muslims who don’t follow it aren’t “true Muslims”. Some critics are willfully ignorant of all the varying...
by Barry Fagin | Sep 27, 2010 | Education, Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience
{2005} In our senseless and bloody Culture War, people like me don’t exist. You know the war I mean. On one side: Bible-thumping Christians and cultural conservatives, utterly convinced that God is with them. On the other: The ACLU, atheists, and the usual crew of...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 23, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{Personal note: I’ve been on both ends of this stick. I’ve been called a bigot, and have called others bigots, though I strongly avoid using the term half-hazardly. I have criticized organizations and fanatic interpretations of ideologies, especially in...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 16, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology, Religion & Spirituality
{May 2007, originally an addendum for the article Creed and Cult: A Scientology Example, modified slightly} Recently, my chiropractor went to a Singer business seminar (a front group for [[World Institute of Scientology Enterprises|WISE / Scientology]] targeting the...
by Barry Fagin | Sep 13, 2010 | Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{December 23rd, 2004} What was the Gazette thinking?? My Sunday paper is always crammed full of stuff I don’t want: A tube of toothpaste, a mouthwash sample, dishwasher detergent. But a New Testament? I’m speechless. Speechless and appalled. Yes, the Gazette is a...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 12, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Not so much an article, but I wanted to put out a few thoughts this evening in memory of the events of 9/11. With all the recent furor over an [[Park51|Islamic center near Ground Zero]], many Americans hoped we could simply honor those (of all faiths regardless) who...
