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...have evidence to that effect. The philosopher Justin wrote that Socrates said that the purpose of philosophy was to prepare us to die bravely, and when Justin saw illiterate Christians facing torture and execution in the public stadium, he became a convert - and later a martyr himself...
Lifestyle branding is a predictable response to the restlessness of upper-middle class America. They no longer want the same soulless products, but things that reflect their individuality. Companies clamor to convert people to their brand by dangling alluring lifestyles to shoppers. It is not true believer that they target—it’s the dabbler...
...coal, and production has nearly tripled in the past five years to meet soaring demand. High oil prices have added to coal's attraction. Beijing has plans to open 35 to 40 coal-powered electricity-generating plants annually in the next few years and to build two plants to convert coal to liquid fuel...
...Still, Boothe says she was “at first hesitant” about the decision to convert. It took a summer of traveling throughout Singapore, Italy and the U.S., along with interaction with other Baha’i communities, to realize that she wanted to declare. “I consciously recognized that as I was traveling abroad over the summer, focusing on the Baha’i writings and asking myself, ‘is this true...
...world as “The Scholar,” Barrett strives to illuminate the role of the scholarly Muslim in American society. The chapter does not even begin with Abou El Fadl’s own name. It starts with an anecdote about an Asian American convert to Islam named Grace Song. Disillusioned with her new religion, she listens to some of Abou El Fadl’s writings on tape while driving in her car and feels her faith restored on an intellectual level. A connection is made and they eventually meet and marry. Rather than opening...