- -: Accepting Life's Struggles - Za Rinpoche
May 29, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/02/Za_Rinpoche_on_The_Backdoor_To_Enlightenment Tibetan monk Za Rinpoche identifies awareness of life's struggles as a necessary step towards personal enlightenment. ----- Za Rinpoche shows us The Backdoor To Enlightenment. Za Rinpoche, a Tibetan monk...
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- -: Presidents and Religion - Randall Balmer
June 9, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/16/Votes_Values_and_Religion_Go_to_the_Primaries Randall Balmer, Barnard College Professor of Religious History, examines differences between Presidents' expressions of morality and faith on the campaign trail versus their actions in office. ----- Rand...
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- -: The Myth of the Political Moderate - George Lakoff
July 16, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/20/George_Lakoff_on_The_Political_Mind UC-Berkeley Linguistics Professor George Lakoff identifies differences between conservative and liberal reasoning, and argues that there is no such thing as a true political moderate. ----- UC Berkeley Professor G...
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- -: Faith and Patriotism - E.J. Dionne
September 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/01/EJ_Dionne_in_Conversation Washington Post Op-Ed Columnist E.J. Dionne discusses the relationship between faith and patriotism - while cautioning against blind loyalty to either. ----- Washington Post Op-Ed Columnist E.J. Dionne discusses religion a...
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- -: Obama as a "Blank Screen" - Simon Critchley
November 4, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/18/Branding_Democracy_Barack_Obama_and_the_American_Void Simon Critchley, Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, argues that part of Barack Obama's appeal comes from his ability to act as a "blank screen" onto which his supporters...
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- -: Do We Need Religion? - Suzanne Rutland
November 21, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Suzanne Rutland, Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney, argues that human beings need to belong to groups that provide altruistic and loving relationships and b...
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- -: The Problem with Faith - Richard Ackland
November 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions. ----- While the world's religions have ...
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- -: Environmentalism Is the New Religion - Ian Plimer
November 23, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Australian geologist Ian Plimer argues that, for many agnostics and atheists, the cause of environmentalism has replaced organized religion as a matter of personal faith. ----- While the world's religions have...
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- -: 'Soulgasms' and the War on Masturbation
December 12, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete videos at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/17/Power__Sex_Americas_War_on_Sexual_Rights Author Dagmar Herzog examines the efforts of religious conservatives to influence sexual culture in the U.S. during the Bush Administration. Herzog claims widespread increases in religion-themed sex education,...
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- -: Evolution, Jesus, and Other Controversial Bizarro Cartoons - Dan Piraro
December 15, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/12/05/Dan_Piraro_Bizarro_Buccaneers Dan Piraro shares several cartoons considered too controversial for his nationally syndicated comic strip "Bizarro," including a theory on why dinosaurs do not appear in the Bible and a speculation on how religious iconog...
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