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Dinesh D'Souza: What's So Great About Christianity

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Dinesh D'Souza on the Appeal of Modern Atheism

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Author Dinesh D'Souza examines the implications of evolutionary theory on modern Christianity.

D'Souza believes evolution gives modern atheists reason to participate in a "liberation from traditional, or external morality," treating religious codes of conduct as human devices, not merely handed down from the cosmos.
Dinesh D'Souza: Christians Should Be 'Bilingual'

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Dinesh D'Souza says in a non-secular world, "we can't take Christian assumptions for granted."

He suggests Christians should speak a religious language in the church, but a "secular language in the larger society."
Dinesh D'Souza Credits India's Success to Christianity

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Dinesh D'Souza credits India's global economic success to Christian missionaries of the Portuguese Inquisition.

D'Souza believes that, in contrast to the Hindu caste system, Christianity's precept of "universal brotherhood" was very appealing to Indians.
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Rainerjosef

Posted: 04.16.09, 08:44 AM

Yes, what's so great about it? Mr. D'Souza can't convince me, and having some knowledge of his argumentation in his other books I can only say: No, thanks for the offer, Sir!

studioriley

Posted: 04.14.09, 01:25 PM

My GOd (sic) - he even justifies the Inquisition!

jeffwong

Posted: 02.11.09, 09:16 PM

I don't claim to know what is it to be a "true" Christian, but he's got some bad reasons in there. D'Souza sounds intellectual but he's got tons of bizarre reasons that I don't really understand the Christian value system. He says that the Portuguese invading India and brutally converting people was good. Sure, I wouldn't be born if World War 2 never happened but that doesn't say that World War 2 was a good thing. And it was good because it brought Western values and technology to India. That seems to contradict their complaints that science and technology is the cause of the decline of religion.

QuirkyAndSuch

Posted: 02.09.09, 04:59 AM

I give this one star, lackluster and wishful.

winterfred

Posted: 02.07.09, 01:47 PM

Here is another water boy for the right trotting out the same crap we always hear. Moral decay is the only outcome from rationalityand only religons offer meaning and value. He completly ignores any fact that it is the religious and corporate right who are attacking reason and freedom. It is terribly sad for us all that they have figured out bashing education and reason is the most profitable and infulentian course they can use to steer public opinion. "You can't prove there is no afterlife" is his argument against reason- awesome thinking if your 5 years old.

jdiaz

Posted: 02.06.09, 11:48 PM

[First: This new Fora.tv sucks. The video stars again when you click on comments.] On the after-life belief endanger our actual life. Whatever is you belief, when it come to a crowd, at least the self-preservation instinct always speaks louder. Let's image a gathering of thousands of Christians. Out nowhere comes a huge fire. How may will try escape, even beveling in after-life concept ? Most of them, I think. When comes to pure and simple survival, the man always run away and let the weekend free to worship the God who hosts the after-life place. Actually the danger of after-life concept is becoming clear right now. In a world when most peoples believe a final war will end the word. It's getting more and more difficult see reasons to prevent and stop such war, coz these are have been seeing as signs of divine. The reason of life without god. Well. This is the part when you grow up. There's no standard reason. Each on of us make our own, choose our own reason. Could you give me a to-do list of things you'll like to do and see in you first five billions of years in eternity. What's the point of live or exist forever ?

jdiaz

Posted: 02.06.09, 11:36 PM

Whatever you're smocking, I want it. I said a lot stuff and I heard nothing. Would you mind explain more clearly for an idiot like me? How can a proof such as dinossaurs be merely circumstancial ?

SolarUpNote

Posted: 02.06.09, 06:20 PM

When I was a kid, the older kids on the block (me included) had fun tricking the younger kids into believing that we were catching ghosts that they couldn't see. We even tricked them into giving us money to catch the ghosts in their basements. People in positions of authority are playing the same trick with religion (whether they know it or not).

AlienIquirer

Posted: 01.24.09, 10:38 AM

First and foremost, evolution-- like God-- is an idea . If God is dead, and for many a millenia, the greatest minds believed in God, then evolution shall perish in the name of a new creation idea. The preponderance of proof (whether bones or bibles) is not a verdict beyond a shadow of a doubt. Proof is reproducible. Art is one-of-a-kind. The consciousness of science claims proof as its almighty mantra but it falls short when it discusses evolution because all of its proof is circumstantial. It fits in the puzzle because the puzzle was cut out from their imaginations. But, evolve a chimpanzee into a human. Go ahead, do it. They claim to know the process of creation but they cannot use it like the law of gravity to make things happen. It is beyond the scientist's control. The sphere of Creation has had many flags dug into it to claim that flag's consciousness as the reacher of the mystery of the world. Science has evolution and Abrahamic religions have God. The attempts have been noble, but perhaps the Creation always was. And always will be. That is, the premise is wrong. There was no creation.

polarbeardisorder

Posted: 01.16.09, 07:29 PM

His arguments are about as good as those from the university Christian student club gatherings. I'd highlight 25:40 - 26:25

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