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Where are the spiritual leaders on Moral Mondays?
David Scott writes: "It's Moral Monday (June 3) in Raleigh, and hundreds will assemble to ask for change from North Carolina's legislators. I ask how many spiritual leaders, pastors, priests will be there?"
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COMMENTARY: Can religiosity be a mental illness?
Blogger David Scott writes about the usefulness of doubt in the debate between science and religion and the controversies over the new "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders."
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The Magic Word- preaching moderation
After a week of extreme events - the bombings and killings in Boston- writer David Scott reflects on the need for moderation in all things- also a good lesson for today on Earth Day.
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Pastors send Easter ‘no drones’ message to President Obama
This YouTube video confirmed writer David Scott's worries about drone warfare and what he believes is its moral toll.
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COMMENTARY: ‘The price of war in human waste and treasure’
David Scott comments on a video from a dying Iraq War veteran to former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
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Job creators versus The Creator
David Scott shares a TED talk he recently watched that makes a connection between job creators and a divine creator.
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COMMENTARY: What the Republican Party and the Catholic Church have in common
David Scott's message to both: "They need to redesign their products, not just their messages. They need to appeal to the masses instead of their dwindling bases."
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COMMENTARY: If the legislature allows Bible classes in public schools, can it refuse to teach about other holy books?
Writer David Scott asks if a new bill being considered in the N.C. General Assembly to teach Bible classes in public schools could also exclude the teaching of other holy texts.
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COMMENTARY: Do Republican legislators value the environment? Survey says - no.
In North Carolina, Republican senators and representatives had the lowest scores on environmental votes,according to a national environmental lobbyist group.
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Is an Israeli religious revolution needed?
David Scott says: "Most Americans do not realize that Jewish society is predominantly secular. The stereotype of Israelis in American minds are the hard-core religious--anything but the truth. I think/hope that the Israeli society has more sense than to let the religious tail wag the secular dog."
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Most Popular Posts by David Scott
COMMENTARY: If the legislature allows Bible classes in public schools, can it refuse to teach about other holy books?
Mar 1, 2013
Where are the spiritual leaders on Moral Mondays?
Jun 3, 2013
I hate labels!
Jul 3, 2012
Flash mob=“Puttin’ on the ritz” in Russia
Jul 20, 2012
COMMENTARY: Can religiosity be a mental illness?
May 24, 2013
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