Dispatches from the New Enlightenment

Zingrone: ‘There is no Muslim physics, Christian chemistry … science unites’

“New discovery will completely revise … ” “Scientists have to rewrite …” “Science wrong again.” Those headlines may grab the eye, but they are incorrect and grossly overstated. New or better data don’t often make existing data and description of phenomena wrong. I’d wager that more than 90 percent of the theory and details which Read More

Zingrone: ‘Denial of science… predominantly function of conservative Christianity’

I used the term “Christian cocoon” in an editorial to describe conservative upbringing which includes claims that gays and heathens like me deserve to burn in hell. The Old Testament and Romans 1 offer 2,000 year-old primitive thinking that fuel such charming ideas. Most raised within a given faith aren’t so indoctrinated that one could Read More

Controversy over origin, history of Bible should be explored by all

Forty three professors and employees of Murray State recently took out an ad in The News proclaiming “The Creator of the Universe Came to Earth for You,” suggesting students should access ChristianFacultyRacers.net and the “Jesus Story” from Josh McDowell, a well-known, longtime Christian apologist. I’ve read much of the Bible, compared its stories and read Read More

Zingrone: New Enlightenment intends replacement of supernaturalism

The News has graciously given me a column dedicated to all things secular, scientific and humanist. The New Enlightenment is a grass-roots movement conceived to carry on and pick up where the “first” Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries left off. Wikipedia explains the original Enlightenment’s purpose was to “reform society using reason, challenge Read More

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