Terri Schiavo, a Floridian woman, died on Mar. 31, 2005 after 15 years of living in a vegetative state. She collapsed at the age of 26, suffering from brain damage, which left her totally dependent on others for basic care. This included food and water, which ...
For the 7th Annual REASON Fall Forum, Chip Berlet talked about “church and state in the new millennium.” He emphasized some key words throughout the lecture: dualism (meaning things have two oppositional aspects, such as good and evil), apocalyticism (meanin...
Almost all religious traditions are so closely associated with violence. For example, Buddhism and Jainism are religions founded on the principle of compassion and nonviolence towards all beings. Islam and Judaism that highlight justice and peace reject the us...