By Daniel DeMarco |Copy Editor| It’s disheartening to hear otherwise-intelligent people say stupid things. It has come to my attention recently that a large community of people argue that atheism is a religion, or even that it’s up for debate. To my dismay, there are even nonbelievers who make this claim. From what I’ve experienced, this claim is usually made with some slippery maneuvering of words and defining of concepts which seem to always be based on subjective interpretations, not actual definitions. Oddly enough, these interpretations end up quite convenient to the individual asserting the argument. For some it is as easy as presenting some comical analogies to … [Read more...] about Atheism is not a religion
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Interfaith center opening on campus
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| The Student Union has just opened a new nondenominational religious/faith center where religious based groups may go to host meetings or to simply hang out. The Interfaith Center is on the second floor between the administrative office and The Blue Coyote Pub And Eatery. According to Mark Day, executive director of the Student Union Administrative Office, it is only a soft opening. The grand opening is going to be in January 2014. It will be treated like any other center in the Student Union, except that there will not be a paid staff. It will be volunteer based. The administrative office has just begun getting the word out to students about … [Read more...] about Interfaith center opening on campus
Students organize prayer rally on campus to spread love
By Brittany Crow |Staff Writer| Campus organizations and students have recently started a collaboration to focus on spreading love across the campus. Student Asia Pham, community leaders, church representatives and students have conspired and initiated a student prayer rally held on campus. There were a few clubs here on campus that were called to help spread the word of the student prayer. These groups included: The Well, Campus Crusade, Beta Sigma Chi Christian Sorority and the Catholic Newman Club. When asked what the focus of all this prayer was, Pham's response was, “praying that Christian students would be overjoyed and not ashamed about sharing their religious beliefs … [Read more...] about Students organize prayer rally on campus to spread love
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