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Updated essays:
As of 2008-OCT-06, we had 4,446 files on this web site. This includes our
home page , thousands of menus and thousands of essays. We update many dozens of essays each week.
We continually add to our interesting quotes
section; we update our news of religious
tolerance , and religious intolerance
frequently.
Essays planned for the near future:
We estimate that we need to write at least another two thousand essays
before our web site will be reasonably complete. Even then, there will
probably be new "hot" topics emerge with a ethical and religious
content -- like polygamous marriages, equal
rights for transsexuals, etc. These will necessitate the writing of new
articles.
We maintain a list of new topics about which we
are currently working on or plan to write "someday."
New essays:
During the past five months, we have posted new essays on the following topics:
2008-OCT:
2008-SEP:
Indicators that the Bible may be
errant This month, we
recommend a book by Gustav Niebuhr titled: "Beyond
Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America."Brief description of
religious oppression due to
governmental social and education policies The fast of Ramadan: Overview, purposes, discipline, activities, etc
Is a consensus possible about when human
personhood begins? Will it ever be possible?
An essay by Jim Ashby titled: "God is flawed ."
Current news feeds related to:
Rewrite of the section on theodicy: how a good God can create a universe
with evil
An essay donated by a visitor to this web site: "
Theological Determinism and Homosexuality
Same-sex marriage in the Coquille Nation, a
Native American tribe
Diversity of Gospel interpretation by Christian
conservatives & progressives
Update to religious intolerance in India:
Hindu-Christian and Muslim-Hindu
An essay copied from Ron Schwartz' web site, with permission: " What
is truth ?" An essay about the diversity of Christian
beliefs. An essay donated by Kathy LaPan: " Why Christianity is
exclusive: the only
true religion ." An updating of information on the "Left Behind: Eternal Forces"
hate-based video game: menu ,
quotations & reviews ; plot
& description ; allegations of spyware & reactions An upgrade to our section on the definition of "evangelical:"
menu , differences between Europe and North America ,
public opinion poll ,
some commonly used definitions Context
and analysis of one of the anti-gay "clobber" passages: Leviticus 18:22
An upgrade to our section on female ordination: in
conservative Protestant denominations
and in Orthodox, mainline & liberal
Christian denominations and other religions
Information concerning same-sex marriage in California and Proposition
8:
Jehovah's witnesses and same-sex marriages
An essay by an anonymous donor: " Jehovah's Witnesses, same-sex
marriage & homosexuality
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2008-AUG:
Our recommended book for August is "With or without God:
Why the way we live is more important that what we believe" by Gretta Vosper Criminalizing information sources on committing suicide Harm caused by same-sex marriage (SSM),
according to some social conservatives The Seventh-Day Adventist Church: History and present status,
Beliefs and practices , Controversies, books, & other resources , Beliefs and practices concerning
homosexuality: Part 1 , Part 2 .Being the parent of a gay or lesbian child: What do you do after your child says "I'm gay:"
The GAFCON conference of conservative
Anglicans The Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion:
Religious outreach, apology, & cooperation Sources of information on suicide methods
on the Internet Criminalizing information
sources about committing suicide Bumper stickers promoting
separation of church and state, or religious tolerance Democratic Party platform 2004 & 2008 on abortion
access Republican Party platform 2004 & 2008 on abortion
access When do symptoms of homosexuality first appear? This webmaster's personal opinions on
homosexuality/bisexuality Speculations into the cause(s) of
homosexuality and other sexual orientations Recent news items concerning the Harry Potter™
series of books Personal stories by three Atheists Apatheism: believing that the existence or
non-existence of God is irrelevant Introduction to proofs of a young earth -- one
less than 10 millennia old. Ethical aspects of human organ
harvesting and transplanting An essay donated by Patrick Nailon: "In favor of
marriage for all" About the movie "Religulous" to go into
limited release on 2008-OCT-03 An essay donated by Dipak Dholakia: " My
own Jesus Coercive techniques used by high-demand
religious groups
We continue to update a list of dates when people have predicted that the world will end . There
are many dozens of prophecies listed, whose dates have passed uneventfully. There are
others listed for our future which probably won't happen either. Fun to read, though.
