Jon Rowe examines the concept of God through the lens of 18th Century American notions of "benevolence"...
Religion
Learn a little about Emanuel Swedenborg, whose ideas interested among others Immanuel Kant.
I've never done this before -- promoted my own comment, that is. But I think I got...
Jon Rowe notes author Matthew Stewart's piece on America's Founders' cosmic beliefs and considers some present day...
Jon Rowe examines how David Barton misleads while he attacks better credentialed scholars.
Jon Rowe wonders how a national right to same sex marriage might affect the religious consciences of...
Jon Rowe ponders the cosmic implications of Islam and Mormonism, and their cosmic relationship to Christianity.
The wisdom of a sports movie and the insight of a litigator show that the best time...
A brief gloss of the complex intellectual and spiritual harmony between the Founders and the Quakers.
Jon Rowe points the reader towards some remarkable research.
It's entitled "Inventing a Christian America: The Myth of the Religious Founding"...
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If an employer sees that a job applicant seems to have some sort of religious need for...
When an atheist prisoner self-identifies as Jewish, it provides an insight into the engine driving what Burt...
Turns out, a Muslim prisoner has a right to grow a beard even if the warden doesn't...
Christopher Carr asks: where do you stop?
Dennis Sanders shares an episode of This American Life that everyone interested in education should listen to....
A gay blogger learns that reforming the GOP means focusing on bread and butter issues first, social...
Just how close do I get to religion? Let me tell you.
Advanced showings of Michael Bay's upcoming Easter movie, which depicts the events immediately preceding and following the...
