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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?0
- Culture
- May 31, 2016
It’s frequently said that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. One can even find this statement in official documents of various Christian churches and denominations. For instance, in the Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate, the Roman Catholic Church writes: “The Church regards with esteem also the Moslems. They adore the one God, living
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‘The Man Who Was Thursday’: Chesterton’s Beautiful Nightmare 0
- Literature
- May 31, 2016
The endlessly quotable G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was many things in his day: essayist, poet, radio broadcaster, art critic, and novelist. His most popular novel (and my personal favorite) was his novella The Man Who Was Thursday. The book involves rival poets (who serve as archetypes) as they encounter a ring of anarchists who are named
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Conservatives Once Condemned Dropping of Hiroshima Bomb 0
- Education
- May 31, 2016
President Obama’s speech at Hiroshima on May 27 has predictably sparked much controversy. Without parsing it all, I suggest that the key message so many dislike is this: “Hiroshima teaches this truth: Technological progress without an equivalent progress in human institutions can doom us. The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom
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A Jewish Gravedigger’s Eyewitness Account of Nazi Camps 0
- Culture
- May 31, 2016
According to History.com, June 1 is the anniversary of the first report of Hitler’s death camps. Curious to see what the report contained, I hunted up a copy and found one in Martin Gilbert’s book The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War. Gilbert prefaces the report by explaining
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Why Won’t Politicians Comment on Venezuelan Socialism?0
- Economics
- May 31, 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), a leading presidential candidate, was asked to comment on several populist governments in South America believed to be in “serious trouble” economically. The question was put forward by Univision reporter León Krauze. “The socialist model in Venezuela has the country near collapse,” Krauze said. “Argentina, also Brazil. How do you
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8 Profound Quotes from Blaise Pascal 0
- May 31, 2016
1) “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” 2) “All men are almost led to believe not of proof, but by attraction.” 3) “It is a natural illness of man to think that he possesses the truth directly.” 4) “Men never do evil so completely
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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?0