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Category Archives: Politics & Culture

Film Review: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

June 21, 2013by Emma 1 Comment

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, the new HBO documentary that aims to tell the personal story of the three women who were jailed for their provocative political performance in a […]

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Book & Movie Reviews, Politics & Culture

US Humanitarian Policy: The Log in Our Own Eye

June 17, 2013by Guest Contributor Leave a comment

By Jason Windell For as long as I’ve been alive and for far longer than that, the United States has prided itself on being a champion of not only its people, […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Politics & Culture

Why we Need the Freedom Not to Believe: Lessons from China

June 8, 2013by James Carroll 10 Comments

The recent persecution of atheists in Muslim-majority countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has prompted some hand-wringing and mild-mannered protests in secularist communities. Nonbelievers, as a rule, just don’t think of themselves […]

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Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

Cultural Relativism: 4 Arguments For & Against

May 31, 2013by Paul Chiariello 12 Comments

Different cultures believe different things.  One doesn’t need to be an anthropologist to see that the morality, ritual, and religion vary more and more the further you travel, no matter […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Politics & Culture

The Problem With Blasphemy Laws, & What You Can Do

April 9, 2013by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

By Michael De Dora CFI Representative to the United Nations A young person, after being raised within a traditionally religious and authoritative family, begins to question the veracity of the […]

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Democracy in Islam & Possibilities for Interfaith Relations

April 5, 2013by Paul Chiariello 1 Comment

Everyone’s eyes are watching the Arab world, and rightly so.  The story is in not any way over yet! In my opinion, the Arab Spring could possibly be the biggest […]

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