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Dostoevsky’s Campaign Against Rationalism and Progress

Fyodor Dostoevsky was defeated by history. A man who viciously attacked and satirized the ideologies of rationalism and communism and defended traditional religious and family structures, Dostoevsky died just decades…

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8 min

Politics

Despite the Heartbeat Bills, America Is Becoming Less Religious

Europeans who keep a moderately close eye on American politics and culture may assume they are observing a strongly religious nation. Certainly, polls proclaiming the unsuitability of an atheist to…

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9 min

Psychology

Ancient Stoicism, Human Rights and The Dignity of the Individual

In August 2018, I published an article in Quillette, in which I defended Roman Stoicism from its Christian critics. The article examined the ethical possibilities of Christianity as compared with…

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6 min

Politics

Immigration Will Not Spark a British Religious Revival

There was recent surprise in some quarters, when London was revealed as the least tolerant place in the UK in terms of LGBT acceptance and premarital sex. But a brief…

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7 min

Politics

Is Ireland Ready to Abandon Catholicism

And is repealing abortion really the best approach? Earlier this week, fellow contributor at Areo, Barry Purcell, wrote “Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?” in which he concluded: “No longer can the…

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5 min

Politics

Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?

Ireland has always been seen, along with Poland, The Philippines and Central and South America, as the heartland of Catholic belief. Despite Ireland’s official status as a democratic republic, however,…

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6 min

Culture & Media

The Gospel of Jon Snow: Christ Allegory in ‘Game of Thrones’

— Spoilers for Game of Thrones up to Season 7, Episode 3 — When a writer is trying to convey that a character is some kind of hero or redeemer, that…

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7 min

Politics

The Cultural Relativism of the Christian Majority

A faith which still celebrates its lonely, martyred forebears two thousand years later is fertile soil for persecution complexes, and they have indeed developed. But a persecution complex is a little…

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25 min

Politics

The Atheist Atrocities Fallacy — Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot

Religious apologists, particularly those of the Christian variety, are big fans of what I have dubbed, the atheist atrocities fallacy. Christians commonly employ this fallacy to shield their egos from the harsh reality…

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16 min

Politics

Scientology, The Simpsons, Cults, Christianity, and Islam

In the Simpson’s episode entitled “The Joy of Sect,” Homer Simpson is eventually persuaded to join a UFO cult called the “Movementarians.”[1] The episode is a satirical exposition of cults and…

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Christianity

Dostoevsky’s Campaign Against Rationalism and Progress

Despite the Heartbeat Bills, America Is Becoming Less Religious

Ancient Stoicism, Human Rights and The Dignity of the Individual

Immigration Will Not Spark a British Religious Revival

Is Ireland Ready to Abandon Catholicism

Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?

The Gospel of Jon Snow: Christ Allegory in ‘Game of Thrones’

The Cultural Relativism of the Christian Majority

The Atheist Atrocities Fallacy — Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot

Scientology, The Simpsons, Cults, Christianity, and Islam

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