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Updated essays:

As of 2008-MAy-03, we had 4,304 files on this web site. This includes our home page, menus and 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.

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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."

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New essays:

During the past five months, we have posted new essays on the following topics:

bullet2008-MAY:
bullet"Spare the Rod:" an essay describing partnership and dominator cultural models by Riane Eisler
bulletExpanding the death penalty to include child rape: Louisiana law; Supreme Court appeal
bulletThe battle over inter-racial marriage in the U.S.
bulletVarious interpretations of John 14:6, one of the most commonly cited verses in the Bible
 
 
bullet2008-APRIL:
bulletDisplay of the "Seven Aphorisms" by Summum -- a UT religious group
bulletHate organizations with a religious link
bulletSummary, anti-gay groups, Christian identity groups
bulletHolocaust denial, radical traditionalist Roman Catholic, other groups
bulletAnon: "How to dance in the rain: a message of enduring love"
bulletJim Ashby: "A very brief history of human spiritual evolution leading to the major monotheistic Abrahamic religions of today"
bulletReligious oppression in the Bible & Roman Empire:
bulletEvents before the 4th century CE: In the Bible; persecution of Christians by Roman Pagans
bulletEvents during the 5th century CE: Persecution by Christians of Roman Pagans
bulletReview of the movie: "For the BIBLE tells me so"  Conflicts over equal rights for persons of all sexual orientations
bulletWar costs in Iraq and Afghanistan
bulletCriticism of the evangelical Christian domination of the NDP, by Americans United
bulletSeizure of children from the FLDS (a Fundamentalist Mormon church in Texas)
bulletThe "lost boys" and the groomed boys in the FLDS
 
bullet2008-MARCH:
bulletAnglican congregations leave the Anglican Church of Canada: events during 2008
bulletThis month, we recommend the book "unChristian, What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters" by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons.
bulletAdditional Emails that we have received about abortion access, with our responses.
bulletIntroductory essays on Christianity have been partly re-written.
bulletNews items during 2008 concerning same-sex marriage and civil unions
bulletCalifornia court case to legalize same-sex marriage
bulletEssay donated by R.C. Symes: "The resurrection myths about Jesus;" a progressive Christian interpretation
bulletEssay donated by Cary Cook: " 'After Pascal:' thoughts on an afterlife"
bulletEssay donated by Glynis Bethel: "Fornication & adultery are unforgivable & unpardonable sins for a Christian"
bulletAttack on the "new Atheism" by comparing the activities of Yahweh with the "god" of Evolution
bulletTentatively scheduled book recommendations for future months.
bulletRev. Dawson Taylor's personal story of life within the United Methodist Church
bulletEssay donated by Susan Kay: "Remarkable findings of historian Alan Gripton"
bulletEssay donated by James Gray: "An Evolutionary Perspective on Matthew 25"
bulletEssay donated by Alisa Linn: "Restoring joy to giving."
bulletLuke 19:27: is it an example of religious intolerance in the Christian Scriptures?
bulletMenu: Overview of religiously-motivated oppression
bulletOppression before the 5th century CE
bulletEssay donated by James Gray: "Why is our “Christian” society anti-Jesuan?"
bulletA list of hyperlinks to North American Centers and institutes that study religion
bulletEssay donated by James Gray: A comparison of the Book of Job with the parable of the Good Samaritan
bulletEssays donated by Dr. Zvi Shkedi: On the harmony of a literal interpretation of the Torah and science:
bulletIntroduction
bulletScience or Fiction?: The Classification of scientific knowledge; theories in modern science; logical fallacies; speculative mathematics; the great flood.
bulletThe Age of the Universe: Theory and Observations; Physics, Functions, and Differential Equations
bulletExposing the Myth of Evolution: A historical perspective; Darwin's theories - two for the price of one; new problems with the theory
bulletTorah or Greek Philosophy?; Spontaneous generation of life; the solar system and the stars; is the Earth Flat?; the social dilemma
bulletConclusion and Appendix A
 
bullet2008-FEBRUARY:
bulletThis month, we recommend the book "In God we doubt: Confessions of a failed Atheist" by John Humphrys
bulletEstimates of numbers of members of the Church of Scientology®
bulletSalaries paid to religious leaders of para-church groups in the U.S.
bulletThe presidential candidacy of John McCain (R)
bulletEssay donated by James B. Gray: "Why I am not a Christian"
bulletSame-sex marriage and domestic partnerships in Oregon
bulletEssay by Tina Heron: "You can’t be disabled & Christian, without discrimination & victimization"
bulletEssay donated by Sherwood Goozee: " 'IZ Sense:' revisualizing God"
bulletSharia law in the UK
bulletCandidates' positions on pro-life/pro-choice issues (Supplied by National Right to Life)
bullet"Faithful America" complaints concerning TV exit polls
bulletReviews of this web site: From 2001 to the present time; From 1999 and 2000; Older reviews; Contributed by members of StumbleUpon.com
bulletReligious charities and MacGregor Ministries
bulletQuotations from the Hadith -- the sayings of Muhammad
bulletSame-sex marriage developments in New York State during 2008

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bullet2008-JANUARY:
bulletTop religious stories and trends during 2007
bulletOur recommended book for January is "The encyclopedia of religious phenomena" by J. Gordon Melton.
bulletFemale Genital Mutilation in the UK
bulletThe history of covenant marriage: origins and decline
bulletAn essay donated by James B. Gray: "A post-season meditation: Is God our cosmic bellhop or our king?"
bulletDoes execution by lethal injection violate the U.S. Constitution?
bulletThe execution of Saddam Hussein
bulletDoes execution by lethal injection violate the U.S. Constitution?
bulletAn essay donated by Jesse Whitson: "An abolitionist's view of the death penalty"
bulletUpgrade to our section on North American Spirituality:
bulletNative American: quotations, introduction, and origins
bulletDevelopment of Aboriginal culture. Adsorption of Native beliefs; Tribal recognition;
bulletBeliefs of Native American tribes, from the Arctic to the southwest
bulletBooks and web sites dealing with Native American spirituality and culture
bulletUpgrade to our section on the American Baptist Churches and homosexuality section:
bulletChurch history, culture, and "the issue"
bulletResolutions, statements, & actions about homosexuality:
bullet1987 to 1994
bullet1995 to now
bulletAssociation of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists; Schism in the ABCUSA
bulletAn essay donated by Gil Gaudia: "About intercessory prayer: The scientific study of miracles."
bulletAn essay donated by Dean Akrill: "Church and Sexuality: A very turbulent relationship…."
bulletUpgrade to our section on the Rapture:
bulletIntroduction: What is the rapture? The main biblical supporting passage at 1 Thessalonians 4.
bulletAdditional Bible verses.  When will it happen?
bulletWhat will happen during the rapture?  About the "secret rapture."
bulletUsing LoBand, a utility program for dial-up users
bulletEmails we have exchanged about evolution, creationism, intelligent design, etc.
bulletThe Eucharist: various topics
bulletCanadian court decisions concerning abortion access
 
bullet2007-DECEMBER:
bulletOur recommended book for December is Nancy Mairs' "A dynamic God: Living an unconventional Catholic faith"
bulletWe include a list of the top religious books of 2007, as assessed by Amazon.com.
bulletPedophilia: definitions, incidence, causes
bulletIntroduction to the use of CE/BCE as a date notation; Visitors' comments. Our decision
bulletJustification for the use of CE/BCE. Trends
bulletA brief overview of the "Christmas wars" 'Tis the season to be' in conflict
bullet"Christmas wars" 2007 edition
bulletMissouri: Anti-abortion ballot measure and a governor's task force on Abortion
bulletOverview: Does having an abortion trigger later emotional or physical health problems
bulletAdditional information about Post Abortion Syndrome (PAS)
bulletPredictions that the end of the world will happen in 2007-DEC-21 or so; we offer no guarantee of their accuracy
bulletThe Conundrum: Having "... dominion over ... all the earth.
bulletAn update to our section on "Child ritual abuse in daycares etc."
bulletBackground
bulletTypical example of a preschool panic
bulletHow abuse cases affected society; factors to consider if a panic strikes
bulletMass murder at two religious sites in Arvada & Colorado Springs, CO.
bulletReligious discrimination by the U.S. Government: Introduction to "The First Freedom"
bulletPreventing pregnancies via abstinence & birth control (a.k.a. contraception)
bulletWhat do the public and stores feel about the "Christmas wars?"
bulletThe Immaculate Conception: A Catholic doctrine related to the Virgin Birth
bulletDid Jesus have full brothers, or just step-brothers, cousins or friends?
bulletThe virgin birth: What about "a virgin shall conceive" passage in Isaiah?
bulletShort videos dealing with religious tolerance
bulletAn essay donated by Richard Tod: "Peace will arrive only after organized religion ends"
bulletAn essay donated by Karen G. Post: "Jesus Talks About Abortion In A Wondrous Dream."
bulletA note to those who disagree with how we define "Christian"
bulletGenocide-lite: the term "Ethnic cleansing"
bulletAbolition of the death penalty by New Jersey, 2007-DEC
bulletResolution of racism in The Church of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church) in 1978
bulletWrap-up of the Wenatchee, WI, sex-rings hoax

 
bullet2007-NOVEMBER:

We did not write as many new essays as normal during November because we were going through the soul destroying experience of "upgrading" our office computers from Windows XP to Windows Vista. We recommend that people delay this conversion as long as possible in the hope that Microsoft will develop a version of Vista that is an actual improvement over XP.
bulletConclusive proof of the innocence of the West Memphis Three
bulletEmployment Non-Discrimination Act 2007 (ENDA): Progress of the bill
bulletAn analysis of Family Research Council`s stance on Same-sex Marriage
bulletA series of donated essays by Gerald Ostroot on the transferability of sin from the guilty to innocent: Exodus 20:5; Jesus on the Cross; Jewish Day of Atonement; Original Sin; What do we believe?
bulletAn essay donated by James B. Gray: "On Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy"
bulletAn essay donated by Nathan Parker: "Improving relationships between Theists and Atheists"
bulletPolicies and teachings of Jewish groups concerning homosexuality
bullet"So help me God" in court swearing-in ceremonies
bulletAn essay donated by Zircon the Dragon Master: "Is there an afterlife?"
bulletAn essay donated by K. Turner: "Accepting religious diversity."
bulletAn essay donated by Michael Levy: "Soul Searching ... Why Not Bring in the Clones? "
bulletA Colorado constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion and other procedures
bulletInformation about "Pursuit of Equality" a documentary on same-sex marriage in San Francisco.
bulletPreventing pregnancies via abstinence & birth control (a.k.a. contraception)

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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.

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