After the unfortunate murder of Pim Fortuyn in Holland, an eerily similar event took place today Link Nov 2, 7:30 AM (ET) By TOBY STERLING AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch filmmaker who had received death threats after releasing a movie criticizing the treatment of women under Islam was slain in Amsterdam on Tuesday, police said. A suspect, a 26-year-old man with dual Dutch-Moroccan nationality, was arrested after a shootout with officers that left him wounded, police sai...

Link Morality, Manners And The Law Kim du Toit July 26, 2004 Albert Jay Nock, as always, defined the situation nicely in one of his essays. Human behavior is governed best by observing the three behavioral codes in the hierarchy -- religion, manners, and the law -- in that specific order. But Kim, you ask, you're a devout atheist. How can you preach religion as a code of behavior? And doesn't observance of religious behavior lead to a theocracy ? The answers to ...

I admit I'm a right-winger; I'm also an atheist. And the truth is neither neither side of the political spectrum can appreciate or accept that fact. But there are explanations for why each side feels what they do. First, I'll explain why I am an atheist. I've always been a stickler for proof and evidence. I think of myself as being on a jury. The evidence gathered and put forth in support of God's existence has always been weak, and predicated on circular logic: i.e. the Bible prove...