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current event by markmcb on 30 August 2005, tagged as literarycritiques

As the conversation on OmniNerd heated up over the last week concerning the topic of evolution and intelligent design I found myself scouring the net looking for articles, essays, and books on the topic of not just the origins and development of life, but the more general schism between the right/Republican/religious and the moderates/political-middle/scientific that has recently formed since the Bush Administration took control of the country.

I found an interesting book review at Wired.com entitled The Republican War on Science. It sounds like an interesting read, though it's hard to say how objective it will be. Does anyone in the crowd have any recommendations for books assessing these issues from either side of the fence?

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a book by Rhodizzle :: NR0

The Case for a Creator, A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

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God's Politics: Why the right has it wrong, and left just doesn't get it by Anonymous :: NR0

I haven't read the book personally, however I have heard good things about God's Politics. It's more of a political book that talks about how religion is/isn't exploited by the republicans and democrats. It's suppose to be a humorous slant on the whole thing.

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Are you truly looking for something objective? by bmvaughn :: NR0

Your framing of the question, putting it as:

right/Republican/religious

(which by the way are mutually exclusive)... and

moderates/political-middle/scientific

(also m.e.), leads me to believe you're not looking for something objective on the subject.

Posted 01 September 2005, Hide, Reply