Tag Archives: Religion

America: land of the free and the brave, or home of the bound and the fearful?

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Julius Willis

The United States of America – a nation of immigrants – appears to be turning away from and shunning its history. More and more voices are condemning the US government’s plans to provide asylum to thousands of desperate Syrian war … Continue reading →

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It’s not their religion, politics, or culture – it’s our abiding, fundamental distrust of others

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Julius Willis

More and more people are turning out to be rude, offensive, intolerant, and sometimes verbally violent in discussion forums and social networking sites across the Internet. The incivility is worrisome. What is our problem? Why are more of us becoming … Continue reading →

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Religion is losing appeal: Should the church stop dealing in temporal matters and focus on the supernatural instead?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Julius Willis

Pope Francis recently announced steps to have the Catholic church respect the rights of gay people and to make marriage annulment easier and cheaper, while Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle advised Filipinos not to work too hard – to drop … Continue reading →

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