fundamentalism

I mean you'd think that the sound of rats in there would have at least given her faith a run for its money but no... rock solid... still until this day. Very impressed. Definitely up there on a very rarefied level of stupid. The idea of resurrection bothers a lot of believers who ask why their...

Whether global warming is caused by man or by a natural cycle or other causes; whether it is occurring or not is a subject for discussion and it seems science can verify the facts with scientific investigation and instrumentation. But my puzzlement is over why is it that Fundamentalist...

Looks to be a at least a capable batter on deck. What are your thoughts after watching this trailer? :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exm22OReBmA The cast you can already tell is spot on.

What is the current research or statistics available on the proportion of "moderate" to "extremist/fundamentalist" individuals within various religions? Is there any appreciable difference in the proportions of extremist Muslims compared to say Christians? I suppose it would be a difficult...

The content of this video is lifted verbatim from online Christian fundamentalist forums. WARNING: some of the content is NSFW. qO9IPoAdct8

This actually arose as an aside on another thread, discussing something totally unrelated. As that thread appears to have died I have started a new thread to see if anyone is interested in discussing it, as it seems to be counter-intuitive to a lot of very educated and intelligent individuals...

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but take a look here for a fascinating account of an atheist going undercover in a fundamentalist Christian group: http://www.alternet.org/rights/84043?page=1 The account is by turns (and sometimes simultaneously) immensely disturbing and...

Religious furor over scripture interpretation Cedarville University is a nonprofit private religious unversity of the Baptist persuasion, located in Cedarville OH. Recently, it has been the site of 'theological controversy'. Cedarville has been regarded as orthodox/"fundamentalist" since the...

I was reading some Chick tracts for giggles the other day (I'm sure you're all familiar with them, if not Wiki for Chick tracts and see what all the fun is about!). My favorite is, of course, the Dark Dungeons one where a girl kills herself from losing a character in a D&D game, another girl...

One wonders if some people convert just to gain custody.

Feb 9 Postmodernism vs. Science vs. Fundamentalism Saturday, February 9, 2 - 4 pm Public & FREE Stephen Brush, D. Phil. National Science Foundation, Room 110 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA EVENT FLYER ATTACHED Was Thomas Kuhn a social constructionist? Who won the Science Wars, and was...

Feb 9 Postmodernism vs. Science vs. Fundamentalism Saturday, February 9, 2 - 4 pm Public & FREE Stephen Brush, D. Phil. National Science Foundation, Room 110 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA EVENT FLYER ATTACHED Was Thomas Kuhn a social constructionist? Who won the Science Wars, and was...

Galloway Comes Out as Creationist I used to have a sneaking liking for the man - he got up so many noses. But if this is true, he can go [expletive] himself as far as I'm concerned.

I didn't really want to hijack a thread about a different topic so I thought this is a better time then any to create my first thread here. I apologise in advance if this has already been discussed. The thread is question is this one. Naughtyhippo pointed out a page from the Objective...

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174837/tomdispatch_interview_james_carroll_american_fundamentalisms Widens the definiton of religion, really. I would have thought that, if Americans were religiously American (ie: put American ideology and values first), rather than patrioticly American (ie...

Quite frankly, I have no idea how I've managed to remain as sane as I am, likely being watched over by Cthulhu or Xenu, or some other such dark power in order to accomplish fiendish perversions later in life, or something. But sane I am, as I am a skeptic, though I fail to see how as both nature...

Just watched the Channel 4 program Keith Allen Will Burn in Hell, about his encounter with the members of the Westboro Baptist Church. I'd be interested in the opinion of those Brit viewers who caught the program about his program compared to Louis Theroux's recent documentary The Most Hated...

I was inspired by a thread I started in R&P and a recent discussion on this board about Bush to start on on Bush's Fundamentalism (or lack thereof). I'm not going to go into great detail, but from what I know of Bush, I feel that he does probably believe in the 5 fundamentals that make up...

As the title states. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8877708936425212842&q=Jesus+Camp&hl=en For those of you unfamiliar with it, Jesus Camp is a documentary which goes to "Kids on Fire" summer camp, where children are taught to be a certain brand of Christian. They cry, speak in...

My wife and I attended a UU class on Fundamentalism that focused on what was and where it came from and when. There was a lot of information that I won't even attempt to relay in total with any accuracy. The interesting elements to me is that, as a religious movement, it is only about 120-130...

www.fstdt.com I am not responsible for or affiliated with FSTDT... but am alternately amused and saddened by it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1815604,00.html just bought the book I do not know what this person politcal views much less care, but the book sounds interesting.

I'm relatively new, and don't know if this subject has been discussed before. If so, my apologies. In view of the increasing presence of fundamentalist groups in the USA, the power they have in the government, the influence they have or could have in the judicial system, the social pressure...

(Thnaks to BPSCG for spotting this.) Starting to make the Taliban look like moderates! I doubt any international protest will alter this (as is speculated on in the article). Personally I think it is time to decide whether "we" (EU/China/Russia/USA) even engage with the current leadership...

This question came up as I was looking into topics for a research proposal for my Research Methods and Ethics class. My understanding of fundamentalist was different than what a lot of researchers consider it to be. And what I had learned in a previous psych class was different altogether. So...

A Vatican cardinal said Thursday that the faithful should listen to what secular modern science has to offer, warning that religion risks turning into “fundamentalism” if it ignores scientific reason. Here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9913712/ An interesting call for reason from a...

Good afternoon, Most of you who've read my posts probably know I'm a Christian, or at least you've correctly assumed that. I suppose as over the course of 30 years I've met and interacted with a wide variety of believers. Though situated in the South, were fudamentalism is presumed to be...

Dumb ideas have harmful consequences in the real world: http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/06/21/news/edwatson.php

The real war, as far as I can see, is not a war on terrorism. It is a war on fundamentalism and ignorance. There is plenty of evidence that both these qualities are present in many countries around the world, including the US and Australia, and it is these qualities of individuals that lead to...

The following is only my POV. I’ve recently begun to think about this stuff in a more critical light as opposed to my initial thoughts on the matter which basically amounted to an ‘ew’ reaction, much like when you step into a pile of dog crap. I’ve come to think that all forms of fundamentalism...