Two Epigramic Criticisms of Christianity
By: Alton C. Thompson An “epigram” is a “witty form of expression,” and at least two such epigrams exist—as criticisms—relative to Christianity. My goal here, then, is not so much […]
Category Archives: Faith & Theology
Faith, Theology and other Cultural Viewpoints
Continuing The Updates…
By: Alton C. Thompson Economist-turned-sociologist Edward Alsworth Ross [1866 – 1951], writing in 1907, noted that the society of his rural youth (in Illinois, Kansas, and Iowa) was giving way […]
Portrayal of Women in Hindu Epics and Scriptures
By: Lawrence Rayappan The ancient Hindu-Indian society in respect to women is seen from two different perspectives. One is by Brahmins/Upper-caste originating from Indian antiquity, secondly by Dalits/liberalists.[1] During the Vedic […]
Rethinking Hinduism
By: Ram Puniyani Editor’s Note: This is the 1600th article at Brave New World. While defining religion is a theological exercise, many a times the tribunals and judges are pontificating on […]
PDF: Using Religion To Answer Global Warming
By: Alton C. Thompson In this exhaustive PDF article, Al Thompson attempts to answer a rather straight-forward, yet extremely complicated question: Were religion to “evolve” — or, more accurately, were […]
The Importance of Sincerity
By: Alton C. Thompson A part of the “glue” that holds our society together is sincerity in the communications that occur among the members of our society. It has been […]
Pope Francis: What Would Saint Francis Say?
By: Charles Rayner Kelly Much is being made about the new Roman pontiff, Pope Francis, and his choice of papal names. Suddenly St. Francis of Assisi is in vogue. What […]
New Pope Elected As Catholic Church Tries To Stem Crisis
By: Patrick O’Connor Former cardinal of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was yesterday installed as the new head of the Catholic Church. The elevation of “Pope Francis” has received breathless […]
The Problems With Religious Scriptures
By: Alton C. Thompson In my “Why the Bible Shouldn’t Exist” I stated, for example: “Note that in asserting that the Bible should not have been created I am not […]
NeWFism — Some Additional Thoughts
By: Alton C. Thompson While proposing a new religion – NeWFism – in a previous essay, one of the points that I made regarding NeWFism was that “A [given] NeWF [New Word Fellowship] […]
