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Category Archives: Christianity
Tom Sunic On Free Speech And The Future Of Western Civilization
In a video discussion above, Andrew Fraser tells Tom Sunic: “A hundred years ago, my people [WASPs] were standing astride the world like a colossus. Today Anglo-Saxons have degenerated into an invisible race of wimpy WASPs who have degenerated into … Continue reading
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Clerics Plead For Peace
The Los Angeles Times reports: In the midst of horrific attacks that killed thousands and caused an exodus of Muslims from this African nation, clerics such as Nainangue reached across the sectarian divide to shelter those in danger and to … Continue reading
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Jews Vs Christians On Hate Crime Legislation
Why should the same crime get different punishments depending on the race and religion of the victims and perpetrators? The Forward reports in 2009: WASHINGTON — Twelve years of activism by Jewish groups is nearing an end as Congress prepares … Continue reading
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Many Jews Don’t Like Christianity
Dennis Prager writes: I believe it is significant that three of the four dissenting justices are the three Jews on the Supreme Court — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. So, too, one of the two women … Continue reading
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How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
Apr. 22, 2014, Dennis Prager asked professor Rodney Stark, author of the book How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity: “The Romans at least had a literature. I’m asking about those African, South American, and … Continue reading
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In Praise Of Traditional Ties
I notice that people who are rooted in the traditions of their people like it when others are similarly rooted. Orthodox Jews, for instance, do not rejoice when the goyim become secular and lose their traditional ties. It is better … Continue reading
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James Kalb: Against Inclusiveness: How the Diversity Regime is Flattening America and the West and What to Do About It
Jim Kalb has a website at JimKalb.com. He writes regularly for Crisis magazine. His previous book came out in 2008: The Tyranny of Liberalism: Understanding and Overcoming Administered Freedom, Inquisitorial Tolerance, and Equality by Command. Here’s a transcript of parts … Continue reading
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Witness Protection: The Prophet Returns
Cory Parella is part of a wave of born-again Christian filmmakers. He’s a recovering Catholic of Italian heritage who now lives in Denver. We talk by Skype Monday night. Cory has a new book out called, Witness Protection: The Prophet … Continue reading
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Biblical Illiteracy
Most Christian clergy (including most with PhDs in Religion) are illiterate in the languages of the Bible (Hebrew for the Hebrew Bible, and Greek for the New Testament) while many rabbis (particularly Reform rabbis) have only a shaky grasp of … Continue reading
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First Century Christianity
I’m reading this new book by James Tabor — Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity. From page 131: “One of my professors in graduate school at the University of Chicago once told us, ‘If you had a time … Continue reading
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