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• American Universities Becoming 1984ish (Indoctrinate U Attached)

  
  Religio-Political Talk — Authority: 450
  (Hot Air import) Katherine Kersten wonders when dissent became so unpatriotic — and when universities began demanding ideological purity as a prerequisite to attaining a degree.  The University of Minnesota will apparently demand that its education graduates, the future teachers of Minnesota, confess to their own ...
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• Oops! Humanist poster kids are from a Christian family

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  The happy smiley children used by humanists in a don’t-label-me-as-religious billboard campaign actually come from an evangelical Christian family.The images used by the British Humanist Association (BHA), as part of a nationwide advertising drive, were bought from a stock photo library and the BHA had no way of ...
  14 hours ago

• Audio: Habermas, Taylor, Butler and West Discuss ‘The power of religion in the public sphere’

  
  Tomorrows Trust - A Review of Catholic Education — Authority: 135
  November 23, 2009 (Catholic education, Catholic schools) The SSRC blog The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion and the public sphere has a four part audio series on the topic “Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere”.  It features speeches by Judith Butler, Jürgen Habermas, Charles ...
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• Caveat emptor

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 436
  Dr Munawar Hassan, Ameer Jamaat e Islami Pakistan, and his verbal acrobatics:After listening to his sermon on the Constitution, lets move on to the military dictator the JI fully supported. For those who say politicians are more corrupt than military dictators, who do not consider the Constitution to be law (let ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  SelwynDuke.com — Authority: 125
  The GAPs Relativistic "Holiday Commercial" While many wouldnt classify this GAP commercial as an "attack" upon Christmas, it certainly is an example of the demotion of it. It begins and ends with relativistic sentiments (using relativism is a more clever way of diminishing faith than overt attacks are) and lends ...
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• Devil’s Advocate: What has changed since 26/11/2008? Nothing, except Shiv Raj Patil! Complete the ‘Farce’ bring him back too.

  
  The Prudent Indian — Authority: 104
  Mumbai Vigil: Is Lighting Candles alone we wish away terrorism? Kind Attention: Extremely Respected Ma Balidaan Moorti Reverend Sonia ‘Maino’ Ji Gandhi. Preamble: This is an earnest appeal to bring Back Shiv Raj ‘Zombie’ Patil as first anniversary of 26/11 approaches. I submit my case for ...
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• Binding Anti-Blasphemy Advances with Veiled Threats of Terrorism

  
  Bloc Raisonneur — Authority: 126
  Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006 (Photo: Jacob Lundberg ) An internationally enforceable anti-blasphemy law is on the march, and according to the chair of one UN subcommittee, resistance to such a backward and oppressive treaty will result in increased terrorism. Frank Jordans of ...
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• Humphrys: let atheists on Thought for the Day

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  John Humphrys, the senior host of Radio 4’s Today Programme, favours allowing atheist guests to take part in the show’s three-minute religious slot.Mr Humphrys told The Times: “As a non-believer, I’ve always thought there’s an argument for a secular Thought for the Day — but not because of discrimination. ...
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• Humphrys: get atheists on Thought for the Day

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  John Humphrys, the senior host of Radio 4’s Today Programme, favours allowing atheist guests to take part in the show’s three-minute religious slot.Mr Humphreys told The Times: “As a non-believer, I’ve always thought there’s an argument for a secular Thought for the Day — but not because of discrimination. ...
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• Fanatically anti-Christian British Labour government

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 148
  Despite the radical nature of Britain’s anti-Christian government, they lack the courage to be forthright in their hostility to Britain’s religion. As a result, the stark hypocrisy of their treatment of Islam in contrast to their treatment of Christianity is transparent. Read the complete article here. ...
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• Humanists target kids in latest anti-religion drive

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  The children of religious parents are being targeted in an anti-religion advertising campaign by the same humanist group that was behind atheist bus ads.The British Humanist Association (BHA) says its adverts, which read: “Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself”, are part of its aim to ...
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• Atheist kids’ author to rewrite Christ’s death

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  The atheist children’s author Philip Pullman has written his own account about the life of Jesus Christ which will include a “different ending” to that recorded in the Bible.A friend of the author revealed that Mr Pullman’s story about Jesus Christ, who was crucified by the Romans, will look at what would have ...
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• Atheist author Philip Pullman writes alternative ending for Jesus in Bible

  
  Anglican Mainstream — Authority: 156
  By Tim Walker, Telegraph Philip Pullman, the author of His Dark Materials, has written his own version of the New Testament in which the story of Jesus is given a "different ending". The writer has penned an alternative Bible passage imagining a different fate for Christ, who was executed by the Romans. "He ...
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• Education to destroy timeless Bharat’s identity – II

  
  Janamejayan's Weblog — Authority: 130
      Thursday, 19 November, 2009 , 03:13 PM In these columns on Tuesday, 17 November, 2009 , I wrote the sixth part of my review of the multidisciplinary book authored by two brilliant academics, humanists and ardent patriots, Professor Makkhan Lal ...
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• Onwards To People’s Republic Of Pakistan

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 436
  By Yasser Latif HamdaniThe Nation has reported in its newspaper today that that a scheme to change Pakistan’s name from Islamic Republic of Pakistan to People’s Republic of Pakistan was discussed in the parliamentary reforms committee and was ultimately withdrawn.  ISLAMABAD – Awami National Party (ANP) during ...
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• BBC rejects secular Thought for the Day

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  The BBC has rejected demands from atheists that they should muscle in on Radio 4’s three-minute religious slot, Thought for the Day. “It would be like allowing hockey on Match of the Day, which doesn’t make any sense” said Revd Giles Fraser who welcomed the decision.Secularists had complained that the ...
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• The Yale Press Decision Not to Publish the Cartoons of Muhammad

  
  Hallowed Secularism — Authority: 118
  11/18/2009—The November/December issue of Yale Alumni Magazine contains a depressing reminder of the decision of the Yale University Press to publish the book, The Cartoons That Shook the World by Jytte Klausen, without the cartoons. On one level, the decision to publish the book in the first place seems a ...
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• An Open Letter to Yasin Malik-by Madhu Kishwar(published in Outlook)

  
  Roots In Kashmir — Authority: 104
  Dear Yasin, The Dialogue on the Future of Jammu & Kashmir organized by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies gained enormously by your presence on November 7, 2009. We recognize that the overlap in timing meant you had to rush to Delhi after registering your attendance at a TADA court hearing in Jammu. ...
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• Faith groups to advise on Govt policy, says minister

  
  The Christian Institute News — Authority: 602
  Faith groups are to be given a key role in shaping Government policies, a senior minister has pledged.Communities secretary, John Denham, admitted that the Government had failed to include the voice of faith groups in the past but said he now vowed to include them in the decision-making process.The minister, who has ...
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• Iraq Elections

  
  Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) — Authority: 487
  As resurgent Sunni attacks threaten long-term security in Iraq, the U.N. Security Council has called on Iraq’s political parties to show “national unity” ahead of elections.  The U.N. is concerned that “inside and outside forces continue their efforts to impose an agenda of division and destruction,” as ...
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