Society and Reality

In Chinese Civilization philosophy dominates, and religion embellishes. In Western Civilization religion dominates, and philosophy embellishes. Chinese traditionally believe that this gives them direct access to the super-moral without all the superstitions and rituals that are in the way of European culture. But, developing a progressive ideology in a philosophical culture is much harder than […]

Colorado Springs made headlines with the shooting at New Life church last weekend. My house is across the field from the church, yet I never heard the gunshots. I only found out about it when my daughter’s friend called and the helicopter was circling overhead. Some details finally appeared in todays paper. The whole incident […]

I just finished “Infidel” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I must say I am deeply impressed. This book brings to life contemporary Islam as a religion and culture in East Africa and Saudi Arabia in a personal way that gives one a better sense of the reality than any academic book can.
Ali’s diagnosis is that Islam […]

This morning there was a group of Christians of some sort praying at the local coffee house. One man was deep into the routine and the others were chiming in with emotive words such as Jesus, Lord, etc.
One man looks up and the look on his face told all: his demeanor changed suddenly from an […]