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Faith-Based War - From 9 11 to Catastrophic Success in Iraq

History is likely to judge Bush most harshly for two things in particular: Launching a war against a country that had not attacked us, and approving the use of cruel and inhumane interrogation techniques. And that's why the two most essential lies -- among the many -- in his new memoir are that he had a legitimate reason to invade Iraq, and that he had a legitimate reason to torture detainees. Neither is remotely true. But Bush must figure that if he keeps making the case for himself -- particularly if it goes largely unrebutted by the traditional media, as it has thus far -- then perhaps he can blunt history's verdict.

In Memory of Atheists in Foxholes - http://tiny.cc/5rxw7

http://tiny.cc/1hsbl The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wisconsin, based organization, has erected a monument to "Atheists in Foxholes" because of its opposition to the statement of "no atheists in foxholes." The monument reads: In memory of ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES and the countless FREETHINKERS who have served this country with honor and distinction. Presented by the national Freedom From Religion Foundation with hope that in the future humankind may learn to avoid all war.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_no_atheists_in_foxholes

Why Christianity Must Change or Die - A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile

John Shelby Spong, the author, is the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. Spong refers to himself as a believer in exile. He believes the world into which Christianity was born was limited and provincial, particularly when viewed from the perspective of the progress in knowledge and technology made over the past two millennia. This makes any ideas or beliefs formulated in 1st-century Judea totally inadequate to our progressive minds and lives today. So Spong is in exile until Christianity is re-formed to discard all of the outdated and, according to Spong, false tenets of Christianity.

Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason

In Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason, a PBS documentary series released Nov. 9 on DVD, journalist Bill Moyers asks, "In a world where religion is poison to some and salvation to others, how do we live together?" The first episode in the series features acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, who brought hundreds of writers together for the PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelists) World Voices discussion of faith and reason, before leaving as the organization's President. Bill Moyers sat down with Rushdie, among many other notable writers, to discuss interpretations of morality, the power of the conscience and controversial uses of religion as a political weapon. In this clip Moyers and Rushdie address the resurgence of religion as the center of public versus private life. [Ep. 1, 24:22--27:00] WATCH: