What's New Archive ● 2013 ● November
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November 18, 2013
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November 17, 2013
New in the Kiosk: They're No Better Than Animals--Dehumanization by Religions (2013) by Michael Moore
Here is a problem: On the one hand, human society cannot survive without an injunction against the wanton killing of fellow human beings. On the other hand, man is an aggressive animal. Dehumanization (i.e., the likening and equating of human beings with animals) is often used by religions to justify the killing of others. While one code says "an eye for an eye," another commands you to "love your enemies." Here you read "Thou shall not kill!"; there you find "Slay the idolaters wherever you find them."