Monthly Archives: December 2011

“Is it still wrong if another culture says it is right? A teacher’s surprising discovery”

Denyse O’Leary writes: In “Moments of startling clarity: Moral education programming in Ontario today,”* Dr. Stephen L. Anderson recounts what happened when he tried to show students what can happen to women in a culture with no tradition of treating women as if they were fellow human beings with men…. They became confused. They seemed …

December 4, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Worth Reading | Tagged , | Comments (65)

“Why Atheism Will Replace Religion” — Psychology Today

Nigel Barber writes: It seems that people turn to religion as a salve for the difficulties and uncertainties of their lives. In social democracies, there is less fear and uncertainty about the future because social welfare programs provide a safety net and better health care means that fewer people expect to die young. In social …

December 3, 2011 – 1:02 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (15)