Category Archives: Religion

Arguing with a Dead Man

Tsvi Bisk Abstract: This is a letter to the late Christopher Hitchens, disputing his take on the historical role of the concept (not the reality) of monotheism as being utterly evil. It posits that monotheism played a vital role in … Continue reading

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Siding With the Oppressor: The pro-Islamist Left

“Whilst this report focuses on the most conspicuous examples of the pro-Islamist Left in Britain – namely Stop the War Coalition, Respect Party, Unite Against Fascism and individuals such as Ken Livingstone and George Galloway – inferences and implications will assist the reader … Continue reading

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The Economics of Religion

Introduction:
1. Even though there are no statistics on the economics of religion one might reasonably assume that if one calculated the aggregate turnover and cash flow of all the religions and religious activities in the world, their aggregate buying power and the goods and services they purchase, that we are talking about one of the biggest businesses in the world!
2. Organized religion and New Age religiosity are each multi-billion dollar branches of the economy.
3. Furthermore, Religion is the first and largest “information/communications business” in the world. It receives processes and transmits information and has been doing so for thousands of years.
4. Religion has made effective use of every information/communications technology that has ever existed: speaking, writing, printing, radio, television, cassette tapes, Internet etc.
5. Religion has reinvented itself endless times over the centuries – redefining its mission, repackaging its image, reformulating its message. Continue reading

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