Hitchens / McGrath - Religion: The Center vs The Fringe, Pt 1
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/11/Christopher_Hitchens_Debates_Alister_McGrath Oxford University Professor of Historical Theology Alister McGrath debates atheist author Christopher Hitchens on the conflict between mainstream and extremist religions. This is part one of a three-part excerpt. Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... Read more
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- -: Hitchens / McGrath - Religion: The Center vs The Fringe, Pt 1
November 8, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/11/Christopher_Hitchens_Debates_Alister_McGrath Oxford University Professor of Historical Theology Alister McGrath debates atheist author Christopher Hitchens on the conflict between mainstream and extremist religions. This is part one of a three-part e...
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- -: Hitchens / McGrath - Religion: The Center vs The Fringe, Pt 2
November 8, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/11/Christopher_Hitchens_Debates_Alister_McGrath Bestselling author and atheist Christopher Hitchens responds to theologian Alister McGrath's defense of mainstream religions from their extremist "fringes." This is part two of a three-part excerpt. Part...
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- -: Hitchens / McGrath - Religion: The Center vs The Fringe, Pt 3
November 9, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/11/Christopher_Hitchens_Debates_Alister_McGrath Oxford University theologian Alister McGrath debates atheist author Christopher Hitchens on whether the goals of mainstream religions can be separated from those of their extremist "fringes." This is part ...
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- -: Pakistan and the War on Terrorism - Husain Haqqani
December 3, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/27/Pakistani_Ambassador_Husain_Haqqani Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani discusses his country's views on the fight against international terrorism. ----- His Excellency Ambassador Husain Haqqani speaks to the World Affairs Council of Wa...
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- -: Reza Aslan: Bush Right about Democracy and Terrorism
May 18, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/12/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Author Reza Aslan argues that "George Bush was right," in describing democracy as an effective challenge to Islamic extremism, but notes that "we have to actually have the nerve to support these Islamist groups, if t...
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- -: Reza Aslan: US War on Terror 'Validated' Jihadists
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/12/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Author Reza Aslan says the U.S. validated jihadists' worldviews "by adopting the same religiously polarizing rhetoric" after 9/11. "We've validated their identity." Aslan argues that a War on Terror cannot be won or ...
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- -: The Future of Religious Nationalism - Reza Aslan
June 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/15/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Reza Aslan, religious scholar and author of How to Win a Cosmic War, and Phil Bronstein, editor-at-large for the San Francisco Chronicle, discuss the problematic nature of religious nationalism. "It's a force that ca...
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- -: An Ecological Approach to Stopping Fundamentalism - David Sloan Wilson
December 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/17/Great_Issues_Forum_What_Is_Religion The best way to stop fundamentalism? Change the environment that created it, says evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson. "If we want to eradicate fundamentalism, there's actually one way - and only one way - to ...
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- -: Sam Harris: Islam Is Not a Religion of Peace
December 30, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Author Sam Harris argues that Islam -- like most religions -- is not simply a peaceful faith misrepresented by extremists. "The only problem with Islamic fundamentalism are the fundamentals of Islam," says...
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- -: How America Can Support Pakistani Women Against Extremism
July 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_spies_technology_espionage Brookings Institute Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel discusses the crucial role women play as opponents to Muslim extremism in Pakistan. "We don't have one and a half billion dollars to give Pakistan this year," says Riedel. I...
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