Religion in Conflict: Are 'Evangelical Atheists' Too Outspoken?

The recent publication of four books--The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins; The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation, both by Sam Harris; and Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel Dennett--has provoked great controversy and consternation.* The fact that books by Dawkins and Harris have made it to The New York Times best-seller list has apparently sent chills down the spines of many commentators; not only conservative ... Full Story »

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by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a bookend to the story "Faith" in The Guardian (NewsTrust story page linked). This piece, as measured on Journalistic qualities is more transparent and more respectful of expressed opinions of opposing view. It is, however, as strongly biased and divisive as the other, more rabid piece. It ignores the politics of Ba'athism (Sunni domination) over the majority Shia population of Iraq and lays the problems solely at the feet of religion. These two stories show the propensity to divisiveness.

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