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Two liberal humanists battle it out over the Christian legacy

Human rights arose because of Christianity. No, they arose despite Christianity. This debate has been given added impetus with the publication last year of ‘Dominion’, by the historian Tom Holland. Holland is a non-believer, but a sympathetic one. His book traces the ways in which Christian beliefs have shaped Western civilisation, including the development of […] ionainstitute.ie/two-liberal-h

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Just found on hash in Twitter. End of October, less than two and a half months ago. User count, near 3,000.

Currently, over 6,500, and growing.

We are still looking for volunteers and talent to join Staff. A mod based in _Asia_ would be ideal for Time Zone coverage.
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Seems is getting about 11 new users every day, more or less consistently.

We are growing fast and I think its t…
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#GospelToday (Jn 1:14-18)
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth.

John testified to him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'"

From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him.

As Qoto is mostly for STEM professionals, you might be interested in some STEM-related articles I have written in 2019.

1. The inaccurate accurate test for foetal abnormalities.
ionainstitute.ie/the-inaccurat

2. Ireland must have a debate about gene-editing
ionainstitute.ie/ireland-must-

3. The grim reality of surrogacy in Ukraine.
ionainstitute.ie/the-grim-real

4. Time for a bigger spotlight on rogue fertility clinics.
ionainstitute.ie/time-for-a-bi

5. No strong evidence that free contraception will reduce abortion rate.
ionainstitute.ie/no-strong-evi

These are the five most-read articles that I have written for the Iona Institute blog in 2019.

1. Do Mary McAleese and We Are Church believe that John Paul II condoned rape?
ionainstitute.ie/do-mary-mcale

2. Mary McAleese deeply flawed view of baptism and child autonomy.
ionainstitute.ie/mary-mcaleese

3. Ireland joins the campaign to legalise abortion worldwide.
ionainstitute.ie/ireland-joins

4. Laws banning protests outside abortion facilities are extremely rare.
ionainstitute.ie/no-country-in

5. UCD's big failure to honour its founder.
ionainstitute.ie/ucds-big-fail

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Should we permit 'designer babies'

A new scientific paper says that so-called ‘designer babies’ could be only two years away. David Quinn discussed the ethics of this on Newstalk Breakfast. You can listen to the item here. ionainstitute.ie/should-we-per

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Roman Statues Weren’t White; They Were Once Painted In Bright Colors: Vox Explores Why History Has Overlooked This

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