‘New Jews’- How Generation X and Millennial (Gen Y) Jews Respond to their Faith
(Image by philippe leroyer via Flickr Here’s an article exploring the variety of responses of post-baby boomer Jews to their faith and culture. These young folks seem far less concerned with ‘anti-Semitism’ and less likely to support Israel–more likely to marry out of their fa

-An Interview: Richard Dawkins on The Hugh Hewitt Show
Here’s the transcript of an interview of Richard Dawkins by Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. I thoroughly enjoyed the exchange and found it delightful and enlightening. Well worth reading. 

-Dawkins: Evolution–”As Incontrovertible a Fact as Any in Science”
Image via Wikipedia In is new book- The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution- Richard Dawkins now claims that

-Former Muslim Receives ‘Death Threats’ After Interview
(Islam symbol via Wikipedia) Sabri Husibi, a former Muslim who is now an atheist has received ‘death threats’ since the publication of a Tulsa World article last Saturday in which he was critical of Islam. Oh yea, and all religions per se. But it was his comments on Islam and the Koran, as a former Muslim that got him in trouble with some in

-The Plight of Women in Afghanistan–Truth is Just as Strange as Fiction in This Case
(Image by ?§m? via Flickr) This continues what we were taking about in the previous post. According to the UN nearly 90% of the women in Afghanistan suffer from some kind of domestic abuse and so do many of their children. Apparently one the greatest sins that an Afghan woman can be guilty of is being barren. Also, this is a country that seems to excuse rapists and punish the women who are raped?