29 March 2006
Nationalism persists as a moblizing force, by Henry Srebrnik
Ethnic and religious conflict remains the primary cause of war in the world
These days, few people would deny the impact of religion in world politics. Yet this is something that many academics would have been reluctant to acknowledge a few decades ago.
Most 20th century social scientists embraced secularism, believing religion to be a diminishing force, something that, in the words of Philip Costopoulos, co-editor of the anthology World Religions and Democracy, "belongs to the childhood of the human race."
from the FFWDWeekly.com - March 23, 2006
20 March 2006
ITYS - I Told You So
opinion pieces by Henry Srebrnik
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