Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Atheists Seen as a Threat to Moral Values

Pacific Standard

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Cement and the Modern World

The Atlantic

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The Self is Here to Stay

Religion and the Self Towards the end of Haidt’s Happiness Hypothesis he made an important insight about religion and the self. Leary’s analysis shows why the self is a problem for all major religions: The self is the main obstacle … Continue reading →

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What is Feminism?

Damon Linker The Week

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The Church of U2

The New Yorker

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Bill Maher Compares Islam to Christianity on Charlie Rose

Fox News with Transcript

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Marriage and Poverty

Joe Carter From 2007 to 2011, the American population increased by 10,360,000 while the number of marriages decreased during that same period by 79,000. Over the last few years we’ve seen the same trend: more people, fewer marriages. The poverty … Continue reading →

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Damon Linker on Sam Harris’ New Book

The Week

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Tolstoy Confession

In PDF

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Finishing Well in the Banner

The Banner September 3, 2014 — Earlier this year I read the following in our local newspaper, the Vancouver Sun: “Life is supposed to work this way: happy childhood, awkward adolescence, first love, strong marriage, manageable mortgage, well-adjusted children, mature love, glorious … Continue reading →

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