http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/religion 2008-11-22T10:56:01Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63607-the-problem-with-faith-richard-ackland 2008-11-22T10:56:01Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ny1kYYluno0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ny1kYYluno0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63607-the-problem-with-faith-richard-ackland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79846" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>While the world's religions have inspired stunning acts of creation, they also have been implicated in some of the darkest deeds in human history.</p> <p>If God cannot be blamed for such moments of evil, His priests and prophets at least have a case to answer.</p> <p>So what might they say? That religion is unfairly blamed -- and that we should look to other factors? Admit that there are problems but argue that on balance the good outweighs the bad? That there is no alternative; that people need religion like they need air? - Intelligence Squared</p> <p>Richard Ackland is a prominent columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald writing on legal and ethical issues. He is founder of Law Press of Australia, whose publications include The Justinian and The Gazette of Law and Journalism. Ackland has been a staunch advocate of free speech and was co-winner of the prestigious Gold Walkley for Journalism in 1999 following work as writer and presenter of the ABC's Media Watch program. Ackland has also presented ABC Radio National's breakfast program, covering a range of issues and controversies. In 2000 he was awarded the Voltaire Prize for Free Speech.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63607-the-problem-with-faith-richard-ackland">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63582-mike-huckabee-town-hall-12-15-07 2008-11-22T10:44:33Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFH4g-3mD1s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFH4g-3mD1s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63582-mike-huckabee-town-hall-12-15-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79807" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mike Huckabee <br />Town Hall with Chuck Norris <br />Berlin, NH 12/15/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />HUCKABEE: Im a staunch believer in the sanctity of life, and Im gonna explain why, I believe nothing gets closer to the heart of what our founding fathers understood than that every person has intrinsic value and worth that is worth protecting. </p> <p>LABEL: MH NH 12-15 (BH#25) GDFRI-clipB</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/9flco64l8f</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/9jlbnnsvqn</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63582-mike-huckabee-town-hall-12-15-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63579-do-we-need-religion-suzanne-rutland 2008-11-22T10:56:01Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMnjINuulDs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VMnjINuulDs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63579-do-we-need-religion-suzanne-rutland"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79801" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Suzanne Rutland, Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney, argues that human beings need to belong to groups that provide altruistic and loving relationships and beliefs in higher principles - elements that, in Rutland's view, secular society alone often does not provide.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>While the world's religions have inspired stunning acts of creation, they also have been implicated in some of the darkest deeds in human history.</p> <p>If God cannot be blamed for such moments of evil, His priests and prophets at least have a case to answer.</p> <p>So what might they say? That religion is unfairly blamed -- and that we should look to other factors? Admit that there are problems but argue that on balance the good outweighs the bad? That there is no alternative; that people need religion like they need air? - Intelligence Squared</p> <p>Suzanne Rutland is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies at the University of Sydney and the main lecturer in the program of Jewish Civilization, Thought and Cultures. She has published widely on Australian Jewish history, edits the Sydney edition of the AJHS Journal, as well as writing on issues relating to the Shoah and Israel. Her latest books are The Jews in Australia and Triumph of the Jewish Spirit: Forty Years of the Jewish Communal Appeal. In January 2008 she received the Medal of the Order of Australia from the Australian Government for services to Higher Jewish Education and interfaith dialogue.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63579-do-we-need-religion-suzanne-rutland">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63532-the-daily-left-november-21st-2008 2008-11-22T10:46:09Z Goleft TV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwX0nje_slg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwX0nje_slg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63532-the-daily-left-november-21st-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79727" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>G-O-P- Giving Up On G-O-D?; Leahy Justifies Rove Subpoeana; Army Shreds Documents on Friendly Fire Deaths;</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63532-the-daily-left-november-21st-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63492-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sypGPWqvf2Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sypGPWqvf2Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63492-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79649" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: Given our grand tradition of religious tolerance and liberty, some wonder whether there are any questions regarding an aspiring candidate's religion that are appropriate. I believe there are. And I'll answer them today.</p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipB</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/mkinj4cxp1</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63492-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63461-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/keCjaVaPnRY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/keCjaVaPnRY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63461-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79594" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.</p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipA</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/fiilhgqx08</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63461-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63460-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxXuDAssw_w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxXuDAssw_w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63460-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79593" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: <br />Americans tire of those who would jettison their beliefs, even to gain the world.</p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipD</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/o4e9rorn0d</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63460-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63459-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8WvEfCLEbX8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8WvEfCLEbX8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63459-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79592" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: <br />There is one fundamental question about which I often am asked. What do I believe about Jesus Christ? I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and the savior of mankind. My church's beliefs about Christ may not all be the same as those of other faiths. </p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipE</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/hlqau8rn2k</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63459-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63458-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/caPACoM2LoY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/caPACoM2LoY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63458-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79591" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: And in every faith I have come to know, there are features I wish were in my own: I love the profound ceremony of the Catholic Mass, the approachability of God in the prayers of the evangelicals, the tenderness of spirit among the Pentecostals, the confident independence of the Lutherans, the ancient traditions of the Jews, unchanged through the ages, and the commitment to frequent prayer of the Muslims. As I travel across the country and see our towns and cities, I am always moved by the many houses of worship with their steeples, all pointing to heaven, reminding us of the source of life's blessings.</p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipF</p> <p>To download a high res. version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/miec7u0l1d</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63458-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63457-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zODwCDVK8I0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zODwCDVK8I0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63457-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79590" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY: But in recent years, the notion of the separation of church and state has been taken by some well beyond its original meaning. They seek to remove from the public domain any acknowledgment of God. Religion is seen as merely a private affair with no place in public life. It's as if they are intent on establishing a new religion in America - the religion of secularism. They are wrong.</p> <p>The founders proscribed the establishment of a state religion, but they did not countenance the elimination of religion from the public square. We are a nation "under God" and in God, we do indeed trust.</p> <p>We should acknowledge the Creator as did the Founders in ceremony and word. He should remain on our currency, in our pledge, in the teaching of our history, and during the holiday season, nativity scenes and menorahs should be welcome in our public places. </p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipG</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/oufqgtulqm</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63457-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63456-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iu-61gm3uN8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iu-61gm3uN8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63456-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79589" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mitt Romney <br />Speech, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library <br />College Station, TX 12/06/07</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: MITT ROMNEY:I saw my father march with Martin Luther King. </p> <p>LABEL: MR TX 12-6 (AM#3) P - ClipH</p> <p>To download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/4q8clivr6t</p> <p>To download the full campaign event, VISIT: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/sordbrnatt</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63456-mitt-romney-speech-12-06-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63445-sarah-palin-rally-10-15-08 2008-11-22T10:44:34Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YB7P0oHue_c&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YB7P0oHue_c&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63445-sarah-palin-rally-10-15-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79570" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sarah Palin <br />Rally <br />Dover, NH 10/15/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPTION <br />SARAH PALIN: There are the world's standards of perfection and, you know, you can read about those, I guess in the magazines and on TV, what the world would think is perfect and then, there are god's standards of perfection and these are the final measure.</p> <p>SP NH 10-15 (LS#18) - ClipB - LS</p> <p>To download a high resolution version of this clip, click: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ync10crm24</p> <p>To download the full event, click: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/9os2e9dmpg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63445-sarah-palin-rally-10-15-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63381-bulldozers-threaten-hare-krishna-temple 2008-11-22T10:55:41Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qjwTko6TttQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qjwTko6TttQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63381-bulldozers-threaten-hare-krishna-temple"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79485" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Human rights groups have put Kazakhstan in the spot light for its treatment of religious minority groups.</p> <p>A long running dispute between the authorities and Hare Krishna followers could end with the destruction of the country's only Hindu temple.</p> <p>Robin Forestier Walker reports from Kazakhstan.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63381-bulldozers-threaten-hare-krishna-temple">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63338-sarah-palin-rally-10-18-08 2008-11-22T10:44:36Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ryomfVSpgrQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ryomfVSpgrQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63338-sarah-palin-rally-10-18-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79403" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sarah Palin <br />Rally <br />Lancaster, PA 10/18/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPTION <br />SARAH PALIN: We believe too that it is in God we trust. We are proud to be Americans.</p> <p>SP PA 10-18 (LS#13) - ClipB - LS</p> <p>To download a high resolution version of this clip, click: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/v7an3bj7r1</p> <p>To download the full event, click: https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/e0sl5itb6o</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63338-sarah-palin-rally-10-18-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63235-class-and-religion-in-iraq 2008-11-22T10:54:16Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oRL4aqMyUlw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oRL4aqMyUlw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63235-class-and-religion-in-iraq"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79263" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=100">therealnews.com</a> </p> <p>Sabah al-Nasseri: Conflict in Iraq is more complex than the Sunni-Shiite division pt.4/4</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63235-class-and-religion-in-iraq">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62879-jesus-comes-to-a-breakfast-near-you 2008-11-22T10:56:11Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/poh8UXwk_Vg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/poh8UXwk_Vg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62879-jesus-comes-to-a-breakfast-near-you"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78679" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/62879-jesus-comes-to-a-breakfast-near-you">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62697-dinesh-d-souza-speech-cpac-02-09-2008 2008-11-17T14:48:11Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWC0SBB4_QQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWC0SBB4_QQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62697-dinesh-d-souza-speech-cpac-02-09-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78305" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Dinesh DSouza <br />Speech CPAC <br />Washington D.C. 02/09/2008</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />DINESH DSOUZA: Lets shift gears and talk now about morality. And I want to address head on a very common argument, often shared by conservatives, that religion is the source of the crimes of history. Now as in the past, its religion thats to blame. Like a lot of bogus arguments, it does contain a molecule of truth. What is the molecule of truth? The molecule of truth is that the Islamic radicals do what they do in the name of religion. Listen to the Bin Laden videos, were doing this in the name of Allah. God commanded us to do this. But there is no equivalent today on the Christian side. Theres no Christian Al-Qaeda, theres no Christian Hamas, or Hezbollah. Theres no Christian state, now, run along the lines of Iran. []</p> <p>Do you see whats going on here? A specious attempt to create a moral analogy that really doesnt exist. But I go further, and ask you this question, why are the Israelis and the Palestinians fighting? Are they actually fighting about religion? Or the Israelis go, we think Moses was the greater profit. The Palestinians go, we think it was Muhammad. Thats not what theyre fighting about. Theyre actually fighting about land. In Kashmir, theyre fighting over a territory. Even in Northern Ireland, theyre not fighting over the Eucharist, or transubstantiation, theyre fighting over which group of guys gets to rule that country. [] </p> <p>Now I want to look very briefly at history because I consider myself a reasonably educated guy, and if you were to come to me in three years and say, Dinesh, how many people were killed in the Salem Witch Trials? I would say, you know, I dont know exactly, but you know its clearly an important episode in American history we all read Arthur Millers play, the Crucible in college. I dont know, hundreds, maybe thousands? Ok, Dinesh, how many people were killed in the Inquisition? Well, that was a little bit of a biggie, it lasted for 350 years, it was particularly notorious for Spanish inquisition. I dont know, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions? Well, theres now a big scholarship on all of this. And if you go and look at it, read for example Henry Kamens multi-volume study of the inquisition, hes considered the leading authority on the subject. You will find out that the Spanish inquisition, over a period of 350 years, killed fewer than 2,000 people. Now, Im not a math major but by my count, thats about six guys a year. Does this qualify as a world historical crime? </p> <p>What about the Salem Witch Trials? [] You see, number of people killed in the Salem Witch Trials was precisely 18. 18! Well, I agree thats 18 too many, or 2018 too many, but come on, while the atheists are crying crocodile tears over the crimes of religion committed 200, 500, or in the case of the crusades, 1,000 years ago, crimes that quite frankly, are not repeatable today. Were not exactly going to have the Crusades in Fresno. So these are the myths of historical times. And yet, while the atheists are inconsolable about all these great offenses, they ignore, they downplay, they rationalize, they try to cover up the vastly greater crimes of atheist regimes committed, not in some ancient past, but in our own lifetime, in living memory, and theyre still going on. </p> <p>People say, you know, youre clearly talking about Mao in China, and the Nazi regime in Germany, and Stalin, and so on. Well ok, the big three, if you want to focus on them, yeah its true. Very interestingly, in the narrow space of five decades, these three regimes were able to exterminate something in the order of 100 million people. But this is only the tip of the iceberg, were not even talking about a junior league atheist like Pol Pot. He doesnt even make the top tier. He kills about 2 million in about three years. And then we have to add Chauchesku, and Virposka, Kim Jong Il, Fidel Castro, the list goes on. My point is, there is an ocean of blood and a mountain of bodies. </p> <p>LABEL: DS DC 2-8 (JC#102) PRSZZ clipA</p> <p>If youd like to acquire a high res version of this clip, VISIT: <br />https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ik7p1kekp5#DS_DC_2-8_(JC#102)_PRSZZ_-_cli</p> <p>To download the entire event, VISIT: <br />https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/4rs76321b7#DS_DC_2-8_(JC#102)_PRSZZ_comp</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62697-dinesh-d-souza-speech-cpac-02-09-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62621-who-would-jesus-bomb-the-cosmic-war 2008-11-14T12:09:13Z conkling <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tfmn0hOu7H0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tfmn0hOu7H0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62621-who-would-jesus-bomb-the-cosmic-war"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78206" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><a href="http://www.ralphbuckley.com">www.ralphbuckley.com</a> &quot;in case of emergency...seek peace within.&quot; My name is &#39;conkling&#39; and I approve this message... <a href="http://www.ralphbuckley.com">www.ralphbuckley.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/62621-who-would-jesus-bomb-the-cosmic-war">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62465-mike-huckabee-rally-01-14-08 2008-11-14T16:50:25Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VSH5ux855fs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VSH5ux855fs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62465-mike-huckabee-rally-01-14-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77939" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mike Huckabee <br />Rally <br />Warren, MI 01/14/08</p> <p>TRANSCRIPT: <br />MIKE HUCKABEE: I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe its a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And thats what we need to do, is to ammend the Constitution so its in Gods standards rather than trying to change Gods standards so it lines up with some contemporary view of how we treat each other and how we treat the family.</p> <p>LABEL: MH MI 1-14 (SD#16) PLGCE-ClipA</p> <p>If youd like to download a high res version of this clip, VISIT: <br />https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/srkcvn3vyh#MH_MI_1-14_(SD#16)_PLGCE-ClipA</p> <p>To download this entire event, VISIT: <br />https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/5golrcx6rn#MH_MI_1-14_(SD#16)_PLGCE-comp</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62465-mike-huckabee-rally-01-14-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62328-islam-and-the-media-la-times-and-brave-new-films 2008-11-20T12:53:02Z ZP Heller <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xskzDvqtPYQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xskzDvqtPYQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62328-islam-and-the-media-la-times-and-brave-new-films"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77695" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>The mainstream press often depicts Muslims and Arabs negatively, perpetuating negative stereotypes that stoke xenophobic fears in our country.&nbsp; On October 23, Robert Greenwald spoke on a panel discussion at the LA Press Club about Muslim and Arab coverage in news and entertainment.&nbsp; The discussion also featured Steve Padilla, Religion Editor for the <em>LA Times</em>. &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>Greenwald was recently the recipient of <a href="http://www.cair.com/">CAIR&#39;s</a> &quot;Courage in Media&quot; award for his efforts to combat &quot;Islamaphobia&quot; and hate speech directed toward the Muslim community.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=AEF4DBE799D177D8">Check out more footage from the LA press club here.</a></p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/62328-islam-and-the-media-la-times-and-brave-new-films">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62327-secular-candidate-wins-jerusalem-mayor-race-nov-12-08 2008-11-17T00:56:23Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aHigx-owFLQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aHigx-owFLQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62327-secular-candidate-wins-jerusalem-mayor-race-nov-12-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77692" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A secular businessman is set to become the next Mayor of Jerusalem.</p> <p>Nir Barkat won over 50 per cent of the vote in local elections, bringing an end to five years of ultra-orthodox Jewish control.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62327-secular-candidate-wins-jerusalem-mayor-race-nov-12-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62301-monks-brawl-in-jerusalem-video-of-the-fight 2008-11-19T20:55:44Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fuFnZ3klslU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fuFnZ3klslU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62301-monks-brawl-in-jerusalem-video-of-the-fight"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77631" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/62301-monks-brawl-in-jerusalem-video-of-the-fight">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62178-jerusalem-s-mayoral-battleground 2008-11-15T00:55:57Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wweXe6Tf3P4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wweXe6Tf3P4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62178-jerusalem-s-mayoral-battleground"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77420" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Polls in Jerusalem have opened as people in the city elect local councils and a new mayor, with residents divided between those wanting to preserve Jerusalem's religious status with those calling for greater secular freedom.  </p> <p>Jacky Rowland reports from Jerusalem where, for the past five years, the city has been led by a mayor from the ultra-orthodox party.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62178-jerusalem-s-mayoral-battleground">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61993-the-secret-history-of-christmas 2008-11-22T10:51:15Z CTC411.com <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2M8NWjcBQo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2M8NWjcBQo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61993-the-secret-history-of-christmas"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77038" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://CTC411.com</p> <p>What is the real meaning of Christmas? See the indisputable astronomical and astrological facts for yourself in this clip from Peter Joseph's award-winning documentary, Zeitgeist. <a href="http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com">www.zeitgeistmovie.com</a> </p> <p>Zeitgeist debunked? - <a href="http://conspiracytheoristclothing.blogspot.com/2008/06/zeitgeist-debunked.html">conspiracytheoristclothing.blogspot.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/61993-the-secret-history-of-christmas">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61732-god-in-a-box 2008-11-22T10:33:26Z leftyband <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hKopTxnpAU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hKopTxnpAU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61732-god-in-a-box"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76549" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>If 1-20-09 and its political views aren't enough, here's our song about religion and bigotry in America.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61732-god-in-a-box">Watch the video</a>