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Merton Remembered

Thomas Merton has been rightly called “one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century,” but his influence has spread far beyond the limits of the Catholic population. December 10th marks the day that American Trappist monk Thomas Mer
Published Dec 10, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion

Brandi Carlile Delivers "The Story"

On her second album, relative newcomer Brandi Carlile and her band found the volume knobs and turned them up. There was no lack of either promise of fulfillment on Carlile's debut album but "The Story" both fulfills that promise and promises even more to
Published Dec 10, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Entertainment

Atheist Population in Canada Stable, But Not Growing

According to the analysis of prominent Canadian sociologist Reginald Bibby, the percentage of Canadians who are atheists has not changed significantly over the course of his now 30-year, ongoing study of religious belief.
Published Sep 1, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 3 comments

Can Faith and Science Be Reconciled? (Part 4 of 4)

Too often it seems – in politics, religion, and science - we are more interested in fighting against those who don’t speak like us than we are in first understanding what others are saying.
Published Aug 21, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Science | 1 comment

Can Faith and Science Be Reconciled? (Part 3) - Galileo

The church in Galileo’s time was willing to use, or at least threaten to use, capital punishment for those implying a non-literal understanding of an isolated scripture. And it only took the church a mere half millennium to issue an apology.
Published Aug 19, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Science | 5 comments

Bob and The New Dylans

Andy Whitman writes about music for Paste Magazine and Allmusic. Last week he started raving about a young songwriter named Ezra Furman. Andy contends that Furman just might actually deserve the title “The New Dylan”.
Published Aug 18, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Entertainment | 6 comments

Can Faith and Science Be Reconciled? (Part 2)

It must be said that a scientist who claims religion has nothing to offer science is every bit as much a fundamentalist (in the common, derogatory sense of the word) as the religious believer who claims that science can offer nothing to religion.
Published Aug 18, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Science | 2 comments

John Naisbitt: MindSet - Graveyards of Information

Naisbitt says that “Our goal should not be to create cemeteries of information, but cradles of knowledge and inspiration.” This is tough to accomplish with so much information available.
Published Aug 17, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Technology

Can Faith and Science Be Reconciled? (Part 1)

In his mid-20th century book "Radical Monotheism and Western Culture", Yale professor and Christian ethicist H. Richard Niebuhr examined the prospect in a chapter called "Radical Faith and Western Science."
Published Aug 16, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Science | 9 comments

Dawkins Launches Campaign to ‘Out’ Atheists

In a determined push to swell the number of self-acknowledged atheists, Richard Dawkins has initiated The Out Campaign. Dawkins makes it clear that none will be "outed" involuntarily.
Published Aug 8, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 7 comments

Religious Doctors Not More Likely to Care For Poor

According to a study published to be published in the July-August issue of the journal Annals of Family Medicine, Inc. , physicians who are more religious “do not appear to disproportionately care for the underserved.”
Published Aug 7, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 1 comment

Amnesty International Adds Access to Abortion to List of Human Rights

Vatican official calls on Catholics to withdraw support from the agency. Amnesty International responds, defending decision and claiming it never accepted Vatican financial support.
Published Aug 4, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 8 comments

Reporter Seeks To Defend Religion, Loses Faith Instead

When experienced journalist and Christian William Lobdell asked to be put on the religion beat for the Los Angeles Times, the last thing he expected to discover was that his doubts would become stronger than his faith.
Published Jul 31, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 11 comments

Triumph In Waiting: The Rise of Digital Journalism

One week ago I sent a letter to the editor of the National Post that wasn't published. 48 hours later I posted the same letter as an article at Digital Journal. I now have readers, new intellectual sparring partners, and money in the bank.
Published Jul 28, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Internet | 6 comments

Album Reviews : Luke Brindley / The Brindley Brothers

Luke Brindley is a busy man. In addition to being a touring and recording artist with a new album release, Brindley owns Jammin’ Java, a 200-seat club with his brother Daniel, with whom he also performs as “Brindley Brothers”.
Published Jul 24, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Arts | 6 comments

John Naisbitt: MindSet - 'The future is embedded in the present'

We need to keep a distance and a clear eye to see things in the present rather than in retrospect. Newspapers are the first draft of history but since what is happening now will determine the future, they are also a glimpse into the future.
Published Jul 24, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Technology | 3 comments

Apple iPhone Hysteria

If you need someone to blame for the huge sales number, blame the companies who make all the other crappy phones. But aren’t we all playing right into Steve Jobs‘ hands? You’re talking about the iPhone, and now I am too.
Published Jul 24, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Technology | 5 comments

The Dawkins Defeat

Dawkins should not wonder why he is not shaking people’s faith, and why he is not reaching the “dyed-in-the-wool faith-heads” he claims to be targeting in his book. He has a few things to learn about evangelizing.
Published Jul 24, 2007 by Michael Krahn in Religion | 89 comments
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