America: In God We Trust, But Money We Worship
The back of every dollar bill features the inscription: In God We Trust. While this inscription seems to be borderline unconstitutional in the context of separation of church and state, there is an even more disturbing and contradictory aspect to it, which is the mixture of religion and money. Although a large majority of Americans claim […]
Are Christian, Jewish and Muslim Fundamentalists Taking Us Back to the Dark Ages?
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche announced, more than 120 years ago, that “God Is Dead.” In light of the global events of the last decade, Nietzsche’s assessment was merely wishful thinking. His widely quoted statement was first expressed in Die Frohliche Wissenschaft (The Gay Science) and again in his most famous book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Nietzsche’s […]
Progressive Unity Project on News Junkie Post
Starting on Monday, February 1st, NewsJunkiePost will be launching a new program called the Progressive Unity Project. 7 new writers will be coming onboard as weekly contributors, each one devoted to writing from the perspective of the environment, labor, LGBT, immigration, science, the drug war, and secularity.
Respecting our Differences to Reclaim our Common Ground
We are coming to the close of a decade, and hopefully the next one will not be under the same negative hospices of conflicts, irrational violence and turmoil. The most troubling event of the last decade was unquestionably the attack of 9/11/2001. The shock waves of this tragedy are still felt today worldwide, and have […]
