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Like just about everything else about the first Americans, however, this idea is open to vigorous debate. The Clovis-first theory is pretty much dead, and the case for coastal migration appears to be getting stronger all the time. But in a field so recently liberated from a dogma that has kept it in an intellectual straitjacket since Franklin Roosevelt was President, all sorts of ideas are suddenly on the table. Could prehistoric Asians, for example, have sailed directly across the Pacific to South America? That may seem far-fetched, but scientists know that people sailing from Southeast Asia reached...
...moderate Muslims, especially those in Europe, have spoken out against the Middle Eastern violence. Their support for free speech seems to go hand in hand with their religious moderation, indicating that intolerance coincides with extreme religious dogmatism. But until a majority of Middle Eastern Muslims prioritizes freedom over religious dogma, the region cannot sustain stable democratic regimes. The protesters’ reaction to these cartoons certainly demonstrates that on the international stage a drawing so offensive cannot be printed without consequence. The response has been an atrocious display of violent and misdirected protest, as Muslims in Damascus and Beirut torched...
...reach people through non-theological means. As Stevens points out, much of the draw to the “Left Behind” series comes from the anxiety of a family being divided.“I think that you see a de-emphasis on the teaching of dogma and much more religion based on emotional appeal,” he said.Indeed, Rebel Planet was started “because video games are arguably the greatest story-telling tool ever created–even more powerful than the cinema because in games you can actually become a character...
...front of him. "He'll ask very penetrating questions, not to demonstrate his intellect, as some judges do, but to penetrate your thoughts," says veteran New Jersey attorney Donald Robinson. More important, those same people testify to Alito's methodical, open-minded approach to deciding cases, one free of dogma and much passion, for that matter. Not only is Alito very careful to follow existing precedent--as he did in invalidating a statute restricting late-term abortions that didn't include an exception for the health of the mother--but he has also shown he is capable of seeing...
CINDY ADAMS AND JAZZY Books: The Gift of Jazzy and (in 2006) Living a Dog's Life Breeds: New York Post's gossip yapper and Yorkshire terrier Dogma: Sly and Liza are cool, but the best friends come with...