Religion
Overview
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Reference
- Wikipedia
- Media Matters: religion-related media items
Links
Facts & Data
- American Ethnic Geography: maps of United States church membership by county
Religious POV
- Inclusive, Questioning & Explorative
- Dogmatic
- Answers in Genesis: "Upholding the Authority of the Bible from the Very First Verse"
- Christian Answers: "biblical answers to contemporary questions"
- Secular Humanism as defined from a Christian perspective
- Philosophical Issues
- Problem of evil (Wikipedia)
News
- 2006-06-12 Using Children as 'God's Army'
Criticism of Religion
- 2006-05-24 How do you prove Jesus existed? CNN article about an Italian man who is suing the Catholic Church to prove the existence of Jesus (with reader comments)
- Why Religion Must End by Laura Sheahen, Beliefnet. Posted May 16, 2006. (original is much more cluttered)
- The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris: ISBN 0393035158 (hb) ISBN 0393327655 (pb)
- Islam: The Religion of Peace (Believe It Or Else): not sure how rational this site is, but it certainly presents food for thought
Related Articles
- Many religions (notably, most fundamentalist Christian varieties) tend to be pro-life, anti-contraception, and anti-sex-education, and in general have strong opinions about reproductive issues.
- religion vs. science
- prayer in public schools
Related Concepts
- Providentialism is the belief that God is actively directing the affairs of the world, e.g. through the actions of 'chosen people' whom God "provides" for such purposes.
- Blasphemy
- Heresy
Notes
The problem with many religious arguments is that they all vanish into a black box, with the inscription "God says" on the outside. Even with churches like the LDS, which admit the possibility of individuals communicating directly with God in order to get a better understanding of what God means, thereby either (a) force you to admit belief in God (can't communicate with something you don't believe in) or else (b) deny the validity of your arguments. In order to take part in the discussion, you have to admit to belief in God -- which is basically conceding the argument. In other words, the whole thing is a circular argument based on the infallibility of God. --Woozle 12:03, 2 August 2006 (EDT)