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Is Religion Violent?
These important distinctions about religion offer a real challenge to how we see other cultures and their traditions. If we’re only seeing them through our eyes, rather than challenging our gaze, how can they ever trust us to see them for who they are? How does this imposition of “religion” onto other cultures contribute to broader misunderstanding... See more
Religiously Blonde • The Pitfalls of Believing in Separation of Church and State
“Well,” he said, realizing he’d never seen it that way before, “I agree that society leaves much to be desired, but when it comes to religion, I tend to think it humbles us—teaches us our place in the world.” “Really?” she said, surprised. “I think it lets us off the hook. I think it teaches us that nothing is really our fault; that something or so
... See moreBonnie Garmus • Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller
Throughout history, humans have created hundreds of different religions and sects. A handful of them—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism—influenced billions of people (not always for the best). The vast majority of creeds, such as the Bon religion, the Yoruba religion, and the Jewish religion, had a far smaller impact. Persona
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
it’s important to understand the many faces of violence and how it intersects with categories of power. We can easily understand physical assault as violent, but we might have a harder time naming beliefs, ideologies, or policies as such. The peace philosopher Johan Galtung believes that violence can fall under three important categories, all of wh... See more
Religiously Blonde • How Religion Can Be Used to Build a New Future
The common definition of religion is fraught and can hardly capture the full range and complexities of faiths, spiritualities, and traditions all over the world. Religion itself is an imperialist construct, one that still orients us towards a Western (read: predominantly Christian) understanding of faith. We cannot just apply our rubric of religion... See more
Religiously Blonde • The Pitfalls of Believing in Separation of Church and State
the implication that Islam is a religion devoid of violence is simply false.