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Science or Academic Atheism?

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Amy Levin:  What happens when we give scientists the authority to speak about God? This was my first question when I discovered Jonathan Pararajasingham’s recent video compilation called “50 Famous Academics and Scientists Talk About God.” It’s posted on Open Culture and the list of those featured includes 16 Nobel prize winners, including a bundle of recognizable names like Richard Feynman, Steven Pinker, Oliver Sacks, Bertrand Russell, Stephen Hawking, and Leonard Susskind.

The montage is a hefty undertaking and a convenient exploration of some of the most fascinating personal belief talk around. It’s also dialogical candy for political atheists like Bill Maher and worshippers of Richard Dawkins. After all, who can argue with an orgy of scientific elitism on the question of objective truth? Continue Reading →

Muslim Women's Voice

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Rhonda Roumani at The Scoop asks why controversial atheist and denouncer of Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is allowed by the American media to speak for all Muslim women. She writes, “She has slowly become the public face of ‘Muslim women,’ often to the exclusion of others who have compelling narratives of their own and who offer a more nuanced understanding of the debates taking place both within the Muslim community and outside it. In short, the real problem is that journalists often fail to place Ali (and a few others like her) in context for a general audience that has a limited understanding of Islam and Muslim communities.” Roumani recommends that news outlets and journalists include other Muslim women’s voices for richer, more representative reporting and she offers some suggestions. But if Roumani won’t say it, allow us:
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Muslim Women’s Voice

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Rhonda Roumani at The Scoop asks why controversial atheist and denouncer of Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is allowed by the American media to speak for all Muslim women. She writes, “She has slowly become the public face of ‘Muslim women,’ often to the exclusion of others who have compelling narratives of their own and who offer a more nuanced understanding of the debates taking place both within the Muslim community and outside it. In short, the real problem is that journalists often fail to place Ali (and a few others like her) in context for a general audience that has a limited understanding of Islam and Muslim communities.” Roumani recommends that news outlets and journalists include other Muslim women’s voices for richer, more representative reporting and she offers some suggestions. But if Roumani won’t say it, allow us:
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Muslim Women’s Voice

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Rhonda Roumani at The Scoop asks why controversial atheist and denouncer of Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is allowed by the American media to speak for all Muslim women. She writes, “She has slowly become the public face of ‘Muslim women,’ often to the exclusion of others who have compelling narratives of their own and who offer a more nuanced understanding of the debates taking place both within the Muslim community and outside it. In short, the real problem is that journalists often fail to place Ali (and a few others like her) in context for a general audience that has a limited understanding of Islam and Muslim communities.” Roumani recommends that news outlets and journalists include other Muslim women’s voices for richer, more representative reporting and she offers some suggestions. But if Roumani won’t say it, allow us:
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