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  • Atheist Richard Dawkins’ Fairytale Thinking

    By Selwyn Duke If ever there was a man who was out of his depth, it’s biologist Richard Dawkins.  For those who don’t know, Dawkins is a standard bearer for the atheist movement.  He travels around the world arguing against faith, intelligent design, and just about anything indicating even in some tangential way that something…

  • How to Win the Separation of Church and State Debate

    By Selwyn Duke Ever since the 1947 separation of church and state ruling, we have been jumping through hoops to satisfy ever-more stringent interpretations of the establishment clause. It’s at a point now where school districts observe “Winter Break” at Christmastime and at least one changed the lyrics of “Silent Night” to “cold in the…

  • Dawkins’ Delusion

    By Selwyn Duke I’ve long observed that great scientific minds virtually never make for formidable philosophical ones.  A perfect example of this is Richard Dawkins, the famous, and also infamous, British biologist and author of the book The God Delusion.  Dawkins has made quite a career out of attacking religion, rehashing the same worn-out arguments…

  • Hitler and Christianity

    By Selwyn Duke    Long ago, during the darkest chapter of the 20th century, a movie was released entitled Hitler’s Children. While the film is virtually forgotten, I cannot forget a certain scene involving some words a Nazi official uttered to a dissident, a heroic Catholic bishop. Dripping with contempt, the officer said (I’m paraphrasing),…

  • Barack Obama: Elitist, but Not Elite

    By Selwyn Duke Barack Obama has made his opinion of small town America known, and he doesn’t hold it in very high regard.  Speaking at a San Francisco fundraiser on Sunday, Senator Sweetness and Light said:

  • Anti-Islamist Film “Fitna” Released Amidst Controversy and Condemnation

    By Selwyn Duke Weathering a maelstrom of controversy, Geert Wilders’ cinematic warning about Islamism has finally made it to cyberspace. The path it’s taking may be more interesting than the film itself; Wilders’ domain www.fitnathemovie.com was frozen by Network Solutions, the movie was removed from host Liveleak.com’s servers after threats against its staff and then…

  • Response to Reader Email: On Moral Relativism

    In response to my conversion piece, V wrote: Having authored a book [on the subject], I naturally paid close attention to your argument.

  • Selwyn Duke Responds to Critics of Conversion Article

    By Selwyn Duke My recent piece about how we should react to those who pray for our conversion evoked a greater response than I had supposed it would.  (I expect Howard Stern, rap stars and all other things scatological to attract attention, but not something frivolous like philosophy).  Most of the emails were positive; however,…

  • Conversion by the WordWhat should our reaction be when others pray for our conversion?

    By Selwyn Duke There recently was a story about a German Jewish leader, Charlotte Knobloch, who criticized Pope Benedict XVI for allowing a traditional Easter prayer that calls for the conversion of the Jewish people. Her reaction raises an interesting issue, as praying for conversion isn’t unique to Catholics any more than taking offense to…

  • Exposing the Galileo Myth

    By Selwyn Duke I responded today to an American Thinker piece by fellow AT contributor James Lewis titled "The Epicycles of Global Warming."  While Lewis’ article was very well done, it included a recapitulation of the Galileo myth, and I was moved to address it.  Here is my response: