@HeerJeet I enjoyed this, but your core point is that doubt is at the center of most religious belief. Atheists emphasize this for a reason.
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@HeerJeet When "new atheists" point out the canonical basis of extremism, it's simply to point out the danger of assigning divinity to text.
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@ClarkeatAmerica Well, there's an attempt by Novak and Neuhaus to downplay that stuff & replace it with pro-capitalist thought. - Show replies
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@heerjeet On extremism and authenticity - I'd be curious to learn how evangelical right such that you describe them perceiveThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@heerjeet the relationship between ISI/AQ and Islam tout court.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Solid essay, but there’s something essentially different about lib. Xianity than others. At core is the idea that Jesus is real.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet For 18th C. deists, 19th C. Unitarians, & 20th C mainline libs, there is an increasing belief in Jesus as a philosopher, not God.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet What’s bringing Evangelicals, Catholics & Orthodox closer is not (just) politics, but a belief that Jesus was—& is—actually God.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet From the Jesus-is-actually-God camp Obama looks like someone who thinks Jesus was a prescient social reformer, but merely human.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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