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But for most people, Teresa's ranking among Catholic saints may be less important than a more general implication of Come Be My Light: that if she could carry on for a half-century without God in her head or heart, then perhaps people not quite as saintly can cope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith | 8/23/2007 | See Source »

The son of an agnostic bootlegger, Jerry Falwell found Jesus at age 18 but didn't find politics until much later--and when he did, he was no fundamentalist. His great American invention was not the marriage of religion and politics, since they hadn't lived apart in the first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerry's Kids | 5/17/2007 | See Source »

His third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think is best. But not for the reasons he suggests—that the assumption is so cosmic that it might be accepted. It is rarely “accepted;” we aren’t here to accept or reject?...

Author: By A Grader | Title: A Grader’s Reply | 5/16/2007 | See Source »

The spotlights of the John F. Kennedy Forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP) highlighted an unconventional group of guests this Monday evening, as the IOP entertained a full house with a blast from the past. Actors from L.A. Theatre Works presented their rendition of “The Great...

Author: By Benjamin C. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Primate Debate at the IOP | 4/11/2007 | See Source »

In his later years, Einstein would tell an old joke about an agnostic uncle who was the only member of his family who went to synagogue. When asked why he did so, the uncle would respond, "Ah, but you never know." Einstein's parents, on the other hand, were "entirely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Einstein & Faith | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

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