It takes only a brief review of conservative web sites, print media, and pundit blogs to be impressed by their deep frustration in dealing with progressives. Not merely the disagreement with their beliefs and priorities, mind you — that is a given — but rather with their peculiar unresponsiveness to arguments of reason and logic….
Category: Religion
Discussions on religions other than Christianity
An Agnostic Nurse
In an previous essay discussing the similarities between progressivism and the ancient religion and philosophy of Gnosticism. I received a comment from a nurse, whom we shall call Wendy (not her real name): I don’t understand: Why does liberalism have to be about religion? I find it very offensive. I am liberal because I think…
The Pornography of Ideas
In a recent discussion of Islam and its issues with violence and intolerance for unbelievers, I received a comment from a reader who, shall we say, did not agree with my conclusions — and expressed that disagreement rather forcefully. Unpleasant, as such things tend to be, but nevertheless, it did provide a window into the…
Rewriting History
Elsewhere, I have discussed the nature of the struggle against Islamic terror, and the importance of understanding the religious nature of this war. A commenter pointed out that he was dismayed that I have such a poor understanding of history, and asserted that Christianity and Islam were brothers, and had been so throughout their history….