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Science, religion and ways of knowing truth
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Rod Dreher
Andrew Brown on the problem with “natural theology”: But neither is it satisfactory for Christianity to retreat entirely from the world of facts about the world and to suppose that God is merely a matter of opinion, not of truth. This is roughly – very roughly – the Steven Jay Gould position, of Non-overlapping Magisteria.…
Can we have a religious duty to kill?
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Rod Dreher
Earlier this week, I watched a documentary film about the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Evangelical pastor hanged by the Nazis for his role in a plot to assassinate Hitler. The case of Bonhoeffer, who risked his life speaking out against the Nazis (and against Christian pastors who collaborated with them), raises…
Life tortures Woody Allen
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Rod Dreher
In an interview with Commonweal, Woody Allen shows the skull beneath the skin. Excerpt: RL: When Ingmar Bergman died, you said even if you made a film as great as one of his, what would it matter? It doesn’t gain you salvation. So you had to ask yourself why do you continue to make films.…
How religious leaders should handle media
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Rod Dreher
Ross Douthat, who is Catholic, wishes Pope Benedict were more media-savvy. Here’s part of the advice he offers the Vatican: Again, the Catholic Church will always face particular difficulties in its dealings with the press. But the rules that apply to politicians also apply to popes. Responding swiftly is always better than responding slowly, and…
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