Posts Tagged: religion
“Innocence of Muslims” and the Faith Fallacy
In all the discussion of freedom of speech because of the "Innocence of Muslims" video, and the resurgent disputes about Islam - which, if any,...
God and Man at the Higgs Boson Level
I wrote the other day how most physicists who speak of it are uncomfortable with the label "God" particle for the Higgs boson particle, the existence...
US Jews Rank High in Religiosity and Well-Being Survey
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey conducted 676,080 random telephone interviews with adults aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District...
The Rebellious Man of Faith
The patriarch Jacob, my namesake (Jacob Shmuel) of whom we have read the past few weeks in the Bible, is the most maligned of all...
Re-defining Religion
Reflections on the Enigma of Religion In Light of Recent Assaults to Its Name From A Revered Force to a Suspicious Doctrine "It's not easy being labeled...
Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America
Why has the position of Jews at American universities deteriorated in the past decade and what can be done about it? Understanding the history of this...
Politicians Cannot Save America
This whole week I've digested an endless number of op-eds on the part of writers saying America is going down the sinkhole. We're a downgraded...
When Murdering Children Becomes Everyday News
A funny thing happened to me as I surveyed all the tragedies that have filled our newspapers over the past few weeks. I discovered that...
Where are the Voices of Moderate Islam?
When declaring war against radical Islam in response to the 9/11 bombings, president George W. Bush made the statement that "Islam is a religion of...
