Tag Archives: social commentary

Question of the Week: Violence

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Brendan

The week that wraps around the end of March and the beginning of April this year had rather a lot of well-publicised mass murders in the United States. Sat 4 April: Father is suspected of shooting dead his five children, … Continue reading →

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Question of the week: Religiosity and Social Dysfunction

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Brendan

And now it’s time for a tougher question. Many religious people of the Abrahamic tradition (which means Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) claim that the belief in God is important because such belief is necessary to produce a healthy, peaceful, just, … Continue reading →

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New Heroism.

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Brendan

I’d like to draw attention to this post by erynn999 concerning an Aboriginal community which, due to a collapse in their fishery this year, has not enough money to buy heating oil. In the winter. In Alaska. Some of the … Continue reading →

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