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World religion : opposing viewpoints Cover Image Book

World religion : opposing viewpoints / Mike Wilson, book editor.

Wilson, Mike, 1954- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0737729694
  • ISBN: 0737729708
  • ISBN: 9780737729696
  • ISBN: 9780737729702
  • Physical Description: 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2006]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Are religion and science in conflict? -- Intelligent design is a scientific theory / Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness Center -- Intelligent design is unscientific / American Academy for the Advancement of Science -- Embryonic stem cell research fulfills Christians' duty to save lives / Nancy Pelosi -- Embryonic stem cell research destroys human lives / William Saunders -- Spirituality is genetically determined / Dean Hamer -- Evidence that spirituality is genetically determined is weak / Carl Zimmer -- Is religious fundamentalism a serious problem? -- Koran permits martyrdom bombing / Yousef al-Qaradhawi -- Koran forbids suicide bombing / Bernard Lewis -- Christian fundamentalism threatens democracy in the United States / Henry A. Giroux -- Christian fundamentalism promotes moral government in the United States / Shmuley Boteach -- Hindu fundamentalism threatens India / Amitabh Pal -- Hindu fundamentalism will not seriously threaten India / Ashgar Ali Engineer -- Israeli Jewish fundamentalists promote violence in the Middle East / David Hirst -- Israeli Jews work for peace in the Middle East / Liberal Judaism.
Can the world's religions solve global problems? -- Religion is irrelevant in most modern societies / Gregory S. Paul -- Religion benefits modern societies / The Dalai Lama -- Catholic church helps fight AIDS / H.E. Javier Cardinal Lozano Barragan -- Catholic church undermines AIDS prevention efforts / Charlotte Watts -- Faith-based initiatives work better than secular programs / George W. Bush -- Faith-based initiatives do not work better than secular programs / Amy Sullivan -- Do the world's religions promote war? -- Islam encourages wars of aggression / Daniel Pipes -- Islam does not encourage wars of aggression / John Esposito -- Christianity forbids war / John Dear -- Christianity accepts just wars / James Turner Johnson -- Buddhism forbids war / Mahinda Deegalle -- Buddhism permits defensive wars / Tessa Bartholomeusz --

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