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Religious Criticism
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results31 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 7 Sources Library Connexions LibraryApostasy, Blasphemy and Free Expression in the Age of ISIS Namazie, Maryam Article 2015 The right to religion comes with a corresponding right to be free from religion. Ayatollah BBC and #ExMuslimBecause Namazie, Maryam Article 2015 Whilst we mourn our dead in Paris, we must not forget the countless others killed by ISIS and Islamists, including this very month in Lebanon, Nigeria, Mali, Iraq, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghani... Bangladesh and the shrinking space for free thinkers: 'Don't call me Muslim, I am an atheist' Taslima, Nasreen Article 2015 Writer Taslima Nasreen fled Bangladesh in 1994 when extremists threatened to kill her for criticizing Islam, and has been living in exile since. Her country has, in recent times, seen many intellectua... Connexions Library: Religion Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on religion. Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right Marx, Karl Article 1844 The struggle against religion is, therefore, indirectly the struggle against that world whose spiritual aroma is religion.
Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suf... 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists Blackford, Russell; Schuklenk, Udo (eds.) Book 2009 A collection of essays from international figures in fields of academia, science, literature, media and politics who explain why they are atheists. 'Free speech' - as long as it doesn't offend anyone  Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 On the issue of free speech most of the right and much of the left are in agreement, and so too are many liberals, activists, and human rights apparatchiks. They hold essentially the same position on ... Free speech for me - you shut up Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The right to express offensive views is at the very heart of the principle of free speech.
God and His Demons Parenti, Michael Book 2010 Parenti examines the dark side of religion, the many evils committed in the name of godly virtue throughout history. This is not a blanket condemnation of all believers. The focus is on the threat pos... God: A Human History - a rescue attempt by Reza Aslan: Book review Namazie, Maryam Article 2017 Gods and religions have caused so much distress that even those who have spent a lifetime apologising for and ignoring the doctrinal foundations of their abuses must make a rescue attempt. Here We Go Again Malik, Kenan Article 2012 One thing should be clear. The violence across the Muslim world in response to an American anti-Islamic film has nothing to do with that film. Yes, The Inocence of Muslims is a risibly crude diatribe ... In the name of GOD The abuses of religion: New Internationalist August 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 Discusses the relationship between religion. The role of religion within political issues. Islamophobia, Left and Right Sparrow, Jeff Article 2012 Should Muslims be worried about rising Islamophobia? Of course they should! Anti-Islam bigotry is becoming a key element of the revival of the far Right – a Right that doesn’t merely slander Muslims b... The Islamophobia Myth Malik, Kenan Article 2005 Pretending that Muslims have never had it so bad might bolster community leaders and gain votes for politicians, but it does the rest of us, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, no favours at all. The more t... Karl Marx and Religion Smith, Cyril Article 2005 For Marx, to positively assert that God does not exist is childish. “Man makes religion, religion does not make man. ... The struggle against religion is, therefore, indirectly the struggle against th... Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 4: Marx and Engels 1844 - 1845 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book 1845 Includes The Holy Family, or Critique of Critical Criticism, and The Condition of the Working-Class in England. Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 5: Marx and Engels 1845 - 1847 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book 1847 Includes The German Ideology. A Marxist History of the World part 36: The Reformation Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 The Reformation after 1521 tore apart church and state. Neil Faulkner looks at how the new social forces formed inside late medieval Europe helped undermine the thousand year domination of the Roman C... Muslims, Jews and Christians imposing an imagined past, with disastrous results Davidson, Lawrence Article 2015 The truth is that there are millions of people – Muslims, Jews and Christians and others – who not only still idealise a religiously imagined past, but want, in one way or another, to import that past... On the Second Coming of Religion Malik, Kenan Article 2012 The question we should ask is not just: ‘What is it about religion that makes people believe or behave in certain ways?’ It is also: ‘What is it about contemporary societies that draws many people, bo... The Realization and Suppression of Religion Knabb, Ken Article It is not enough to explain religion by its social role or historical development. The content that is expressed in religious forms must be discovered. Because revolutionaries haven't really come to t... Rosa Luxemburg Speaks Waters, Mary Alice Book 1970 A selection of speeches and writings by Rosa Luxemburg. Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason - Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) Encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to t... Taking on the Religious Right: A review of God and His Demons Elich, Gregory Article 2010 Michael Parenti confronts the dangers of religious fundamentalism. Trump, Namazie, Islam, Free Speech and the Left Malik, Kenan Article On the odd relationship that many on the left have with Islam. They view all Muslims as helpless victims, and regard any criticism of Islam as a form of bigotry. Why I had to face down the bullies trying to silence my supposedly 'offensive' stance on Islam Namazie, Maryam Article 2016 This week marked the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. The atrocity was a brutal attack not just on human life but also on the principle of free speech, one of the pillars of h... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesApostates of Islam An organization of former Muslims. Secular Web The Secular Web is owned and operated by the Internet Infidels, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting a naturalistic worldview on the Internet. In the words o... Women Living Under Muslim Law WLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more 70 countries and... Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime Dem Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime geh”ren Menschen an, die entweder den muslimischen Glauben aufgegeben haben oder die niemals Muslime waren, wenngleich sie aufgrund ihrer Herkunft aus einem sog. "muslimi... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryHuman Rights Council resolution on blasphemy Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by a resolution condemning #defamation of religions# which the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on 25 March. Making blasphemy an offence takes Europe back several centuries Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders condemns #with the utmost firmness# a new defamation law in Ireland that establishes blasphemy as an offence punishable by a fine of up to 25,000 euros. The law took effect o... More than 180 Rights Organisations Reject Defamation of Religions Campaign Sources News Release 2009 More than 180 rights organisations worldwide have banded together to oppose a "defamation of religions" campaign at the UN mounted by Islamic states that would make criticising religion a crime in UN ... Outrage at UN Human Rights Council resolution on defamation of religions Sources News Release 2009 In the resolution it adopted yesterday on the defamation of religions, the United Nations Human Rights Council has yet again demonstrated its inability to defend the values enshrined in the Universal ... The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters Or, Proposals for the Establishment of the Church Defoe, Daniel 1703 Daniel Defoe's satire of the religious establishment, originally published anonymously, which led to him being convicted of seditious libel and sentenced to prison. 23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance Sources News Release 2009 23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance. A year after Charlie, RSF warns against "religious correctness" Sources News Release 2016 On the eve of the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris and amid controversy about the satirical weekly's latest cover, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) cautions against the insidious... |
