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  A Secular Case Against Gay Marriage

  

  By M.W.M., Undisclosed, NJ

  The public debate surrounding the question of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is a very controversial and misunderstood debate. When the facts are all taken together, it is most recommended that the state should not legally recognize same-sex couples as married. It would be fit to make the p...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  What is Hell?

  

  By M.W.M., Undisclosed, NJ

  Dante's Inferno has always been an interest of mine. It is almost like the finale of a long-running and popular sitcom, where all the famous figures from ancient history, the Bible, and Greco-Roman mythology make cameos. When people think of Hell, they often think of Dante's epic. Giant fl...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  Is Christianity Irrational?

  

  By M.W.M., Undisclosed, NJ

  Perusing the articles submitted by many writers on Teen Ink, it seems religious people in general, and Christians in particular, are constantly ridiculed and labeled as “retarded”, “out of touch with reality” and “irrational”. However, these assertions seem more like a priori metaphysica...
• Opinion > Spirituality / Religion
  What is Faith?

  

  By M.W.M., Undisclosed, NJ

  What's Faith? Many world religions have their own definitions of faith. The standard definition of faith today, seems to be “belief without evidence”. Many people even cite Mark Twain in this regard, when he said “Faith is believing what you know ain't so.” But, what do Christians ...