人类越来越需要/不需要宗教

解读:无论过去还是现在,宗教一直有着数量庞大的信众。纵观历史,宗教教给人类的既有虔心向善,又有铲除异己。有的宗教造福人类,有的宗教使人向恶。有一种观点认为,宗教的出现源于人类对自然世界的认知有限,需要宗教来解释一些科学无法解释的现象。无论如何,随着社会发展,宗教在生活中所占的比重在逐渐的下降。那么,人类是否真的越来越不需要宗教呢? NSDA“SDcamps”全国英语演讲与辩论大赛(大学组...

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智慧人生篇章 (28)上帝可能是同志

Last Friday a distinguished Anglican clergyman, the Rev Paul Oestreicher, told us that in his opinion Jesus Christ was probably gay because of his affection for his beloved apostle St John. Next day, however, the former Tory MP and Times columnist Matthew Parris challenged the very idea of an exclusive gay identity, saying "the categorisation of a whole section of males...

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智慧人生篇章 (27)宗教在当今社会的尴尬地位

"I'm spiritual but I'm not religious" is now a commonplace among people in Britain, the majority of whose population live their lives without reference to organised religion. In my role as an Anglican priest, I meet significant numbers of people who are on the cusp of leaving the church or on the cusp of wondering whether there's anything in it – ...

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