Nov 4, 2024 | A photo of Donald Trump touched by Jesus has made a big impact on social media amongst his supporters. What does it tell us about Trump’s fanbase and the Republican presidential candidate's links to Christian groups?
Trump: Touched By God's Grace | ARTE.tv Documentary
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Oct 18, 2024 | In this video Social Scientist David Voas examines the compelling reasons behind the gradual decline of religion and belief in God in modern societies.
About David Voas:
David Voas (rhymes with gross!) is Emeritus Professor of Social Science at University College London. His research is mainly concerned with religious change in modern societies, based on quantitative analysis of large survey datasets. Having returned to university life in his early 40s, he mostly does the usual academic things (papers, conferences, talks), while continuing to entertain himself in other ways. He used census data on the birthdays of 20 million married couples in England and Wales to show – in the largest test of astrology ever conducted – that there’s no special attraction or compatibility between people of particular sun signs (like Gemini, Libra and Aquarius).
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Jan 8, 2024 | Donald Trump is leaning into the fact that an absurd number of Republicans believe he was anointed by God, and he shared a video this past week that proudly declared "God gave us Trump." Trump is trying to shore up his support from the evangelical community, which will be harder this time around because he doesn't have the uber-religious Mike Pence as his running mate. Farron Cousins discusses this creepy new video.
Jan23, 2024 | Despite being an officially secular country, religion is everywhere in the United States. 70% of Americans are Christians and the majority of them voted for Trump. Evangelicals mobilized in their masses to get Donald Trump elected and they similarly geared up to do the same in the most recent election. Evangelicals have even created their own Bible-themed attractions, boldly rewriting the science books to educate their children. In Kentucky, an actual-size Noah’s ark has been built along with a museum that supports the theory that the universe was created in just six days. In this documentary, we dive into the religious world inside the United States.
The USA is falling into darkness! And whatever happens in the USA, it isn’t long before the rest of the West catches up; so, the rest of the Occident will soon be on the same trajectory.
The version of Christianity of these fundamentalists bears no resemblance to the Christianity I was raised in. I was raised in the Anglican tradition. In Anglicanism, there are plenty of myths and tall stories too; but they are generally either overlooked or considered to be symbolic. They are not taken literally. These fundamentalist Christians in the US, however, are clearly incapable of sifting fact from fiction. Sad! Little wonder the USA is in the mess it is. No wonder these people are hoodwinked by, and taken in by, Trump.
One simply must love the late Christopher Hitchens. He lived life on his own terms. That takes courage and character. He drank like a fish, smoked like a trooper, and had no reverence for myth, legend or fairy tales. He was quick to call out bullshit.
Aug 28, 2019 | Richard Dawkins is one of the world's most famous atheists. An evolutionary biology at Oxford and best-selling author of The God Delusion - his new book 'Outgrowing God - A Beginner's Guide' aims to inform young people about religion and atheism. He talks to Krishnan about why he wrote it, his passion for scientific truth and whether he thinks there's life outside of Earth.
