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dogma| The authoritative truths accepted by members of a particular faith. In the Roman Catholic Church the dogmas are transmitted through scripture or papal or church traditions. The teachings are believed to be handed down from the apostles and interpreted by the church fathers and canons. The Orthodox Church does not accept papal authority, while the Reformed Churches insist on scripture alone as the source of authority. |
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| The vile and extreme opinions of the Euro Tory MP Daniel Hannon on the National Health Service, I fear, are held by a substantial minority of extreme right-wing dogmatists within the Tory Party. Should not each individual have a free choice, without interference from other individuals, religious dogmatists, pressure groups or an inflexible law? What is new is the reemergence of particularly virulent forms of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in recent years--from creationism retooled as Intelligent Design, to Jihadi violence, to state-enforced religious intolerance from Iran to Nigeria and Russia--which has convinced secularists that we need to have a stronger voice in the public sphere, and diversify our tactics somewhat so as to meet the challenge laid down by so many shrill dogmatists. |
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