tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post8129522369273989616..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: SecularismStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-17994115390868954752011-09-13T16:40:06.018+00:002011-09-13T16:40:06.018+00:00His is probably the most credible and inspirationa...His is probably the most credible and inspirational video of the series. Some of them had a specifically atheist bias, such as Dawkins, which sort of misses the point about secularism.Ron Murphyhttp://ronmurp.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-38654062928004877292011-09-12T23:18:27.979+00:002011-09-12T23:18:27.979+00:00I think he's right in that the Church has ofte...I think he's right in that the Church has often been used by the State as an "official religion" and as a form of social cohesion. Like the Pope has said, there is a new level of freedom both for the Church and the State when they are apart, yet cooperating for the common good.<br /><br />You should know that the reason why he is talking so openly about "imposing morality" on sexual issues is because he came out as gay and has been a LGBT advocate:<br />http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=294<br /><br />He's too personally involved to speak of certain issues as if he was trying to be impartial; he has his own agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-66903460374993077162011-09-12T19:59:57.440+00:002011-09-12T19:59:57.440+00:00Cool stuff. Blogged about this two weeks ago. It&#...Cool stuff. Blogged about this two weeks ago. It's a potential eye-opener.Csiki Attila-Józsefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263200006777516849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-2926035224538121072011-09-12T15:47:09.953+00:002011-09-12T15:47:09.953+00:00Thanks for this :)
(Oh and thanks for The Philoso...Thanks for this :)<br /><br />(Oh and thanks for The Philosophy Gym which is the reason I'm here now)fluteflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607601432675189854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-58515795388880907642011-09-12T12:57:02.275+00:002011-09-12T12:57:02.275+00:00Very honest and very true. I pretty well agree wit...Very honest and very true. I pretty well agree with everything he says, including the bit about Jesus being a humanist. I recommend Don Cupitt's book on that topic, <a href="http://philosophybites.com/2009/12/don-cupitt-on-jesus-as-philosopher.html" rel="nofollow">Jesus and Philosophy</a>.<br /><br />Regards, Paul.Paul P. Mealinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.com