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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Tolerance, Lost
Cross-posted over at the Corner. As so often, ‘blasphemy’ is the excuse. Via AFP: A Muslim mob burned churches and clashed with police in Indonesia on Tuesday as they demanded the death penalty for a Christian man convicted of blaspheming … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Fundamentalism, Indonesia, Islam, persecution of Ahmadiyah Muslims, Persecution of Christians
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Teachers?
Via the New York Times: Teaching creationism in public schools has consistently been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, but according to a national survey of more than 900 public high school biology teachers, it continues to flourish in the nation’s … Continue reading
Secular Egyptian Muslims are like Christian Reconstructionists
At Discover I report some of the attitudes in Muslim nations in relation to particular crimes or infractions against social mores: Support for harsh punishments (affirm action) Stone adulterers Whip & amputate hands of robbers Death penalty for apostates … Continue reading
Mormons, the communitarian conservatives?
From the Center-Left Jon Chait asserts: The entry of Jon Huntsman into the Republican primary field has created strong competition for what has to be a tiny number of Republican voters who want a nominee who’s both sane and Mormon…. … Continue reading
Jon Huntsman’s great joke
Jon Huntsman’s 2012 Campaign Conundrum: Huntsman was extremely reluctant to discuss his Mormon faith, perhaps recognizing the irreversible damage it did to Romney’s 2008 effort among conservative Christians. He took pains to prove his ecumenical credentials, as it were, by … Continue reading