The Failed Hero's Journey
A failed hero is a young person who finds that chaos insurmountable, and is swallowed by its overwhelming force.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
Religion
A collection of 131 posts
What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About Grief, Mourning, and the Continuity of Life
The mourning traditions of earlier cultures prescribed precise patterns of behavior that facilitated the public expression of grief and provided support for the bereaved.
Daniel Wojcik and Robert Dobler
· 5 min read
Islamic Feminism's Depressing Future
Muslim women are fighting stridently within their communities, but their fight doesn’t tread the same path as secular Western feminism.
Chetna Prakash
· 8 min read
Non-Believers Are Turning to the Bible
There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are “cultural Christians” in a deeper sense.
Ben Sixsmith
· 7 min read
Combating Creationism
In a world where blank-slatism, anti-vaccine rhetoric, myths about the effects of parenting, and climate change denial persist and even thrive.
Emily Willoughby
· 12 min read
From Ancient Times to the Present — Transferring Guilt Makes a Mockery of Justice
Transferring guilt across generations from ancient ancestors to their heirs was highly convenient for religious authorities.
T.M. Murray
· 12 min read
It's Wrong to Blame Islam
During his 2015 speech at a Boston mosque, U.S. President Barack Obama said: “And we can’t suggest that Islam itself is at the root of the problem. That betrays our values.”
Spencer Case
· 11 min read
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Explains How to Combat Political Islam
If Hirsi Ali’s critics are tempted to cite statistics minimizing the threat, they will have to explain at what point – after how many more deaths – they will consider it necessary to take action.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 14 min read
Platitudes About Terrorism Are Not Helping
How about the Inquisition? Not a real reflection of Spanish Catholicism in the early modern period, right?
Derek Hopper
· 4 min read
On Betrayal by the Left — Talking with Ex-Muslim Sarah Haider
There’s nothing to do but keep on going, or else nothing will change. If we allow these threats, these fears, to shut us down, things won’t change.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 12 min read
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Make no mistake, we should be wary of the effects that beliefs might have.
Brian Boutwell, Jonathan Anomaly
· 10 min read
Islam's Liberal Counter-Insurgency
In her new book ‘The Battle for British Islam,’ campaigner Sara Khan offers a work of admirable frankness, determination, and moral clarity.
Jamie Palmer
· 7 min read
The Hijab and the Regressive Left’s Absurd Campaign to Betray Freethinking Women
By no means does freedom of religion, however, confer on religion or religious customs exemptions from criticism, satire, or even derision.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 9 min read
Fleeing Theocracy: An Asylum Seeker's Defence of the West
With the ongoing migrant crisis emanating from the Muslim world and as an asylum seeker himself.
AR Devine
· 7 min read
Review: Islam and the Future of Tolerance
The doctrine of inerrancy, on the other hand, places intolerable constraints on polite conversation, our only known alternative to violence.
Oliver Waters
· 5 min read