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That's the question posed in Darwin's God, an NYT magazine feature. An excerpt: God has always been a puzzle for Scott Atran. When he was 10 years old, he scrawled a plaintive message on the wall of his bedroom in Baltimore. “God exists,” he wrote in black and orange paint, “or if he doesn’t, we’re [...]
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A number of A-list U.S. conservative evangelicals are urging the National Association of Evangelicals to muzzle the Rev. Richard Cizik, the association’s vice president for government affairs, on climate change. They want him talking about important stuff, like the evils of homosexuality and abortion. An excerpt from the March 3 NYT story: The conservative leaders [...]
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GHG emissions in the United States are projected to grow by 11 per cent between 2002 and 2012. They increased by 11.6 per cent between 1992 and 2002. Excerpts from the March 3 NYT story: The document, the United States Climate Action Report, emphasizes that the projections show progress toward a goal Mr. Bush laid [...]
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Author and aid worker Rory Stewart on the Afghan pipe dreams of the international community. An excerpt from the March 3 NYT commentary: For many Afghans, sharia law is central. Others welcome freedom from torture, but not free media or freedom of religion; majority rule, but not minority rights; full employment, but not free-market reforms. [...]
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