Tag Archives: Islam

Obamacare & Religious Privilege

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

I don’t know what eventually happened to the curious  proposal  (via Senators Hatch and Kerry) that Obamacare should cover Christian Science prayer ‘treatments’, but it does appear that the notion of religious privilege is alive and well elsewhere in the new healthcare legislation: … Continue reading →

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Long Overdue

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

This is a post I put up on the Corner the other day, but which I thought could be of interest here too… Via Jeff Black: A team of researchers at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences is preparing to bring … Continue reading →

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Blasphemy Laws (By Other Means)

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s a story from the London Times on how the Britain’s libel laws may be used to do their bit in stamping down free speech: UP TO 95,000 descendants of the prophet Muhammad are planning to bring a libel action … Continue reading →

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Faiths of our Fathers?

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The idea that religious proselytizing is something to be avoided lest it cause (dread word) “offense” is idiotic, and all too typical of our times. Just because someone is from a family or, indeed, an ethnicity or nationality, usually associated … Continue reading →

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The Islamic Exception

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Scandinavian countries are generally pretty keen on mandating tolerance, but there are, it seems, some exceptions. Writing for Reason’s Hit and Run, Michael Moynihan has the details: …There was a time when the Scandinavian countries could reasonably boast that it was … Continue reading →

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Craven

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Well, this story (via The Daily Telegraph) is depressing: A Danish newspaper on Friday became the first in the country to apologise for offending Muslims by printing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling a heated … Continue reading →

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…about those cheese-eating surrender monkeys

Posted on February 3, 2010 by David Hume

France denies citizenship over veil: French officials have denied citizenship to a man because he allegedly forces his wife to wear a full Islamic veil, the immigration minister said Wednesday. “This individual imposes the full veil upon his wife, does … Continue reading →

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Strange use of the word “conservative”

Posted on January 31, 2010 by David Hume

Iranians celebrate ancient Persian fire fest: Thousands of Iranians gathered at dusk against a snowy mountain backdrop to light giant bonfires in an ancient mid-winter festival dating back to Iran’s pre-Islamic past that is drawing new interest from Muslims. Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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Don’t be an infidel?

Posted on January 7, 2010 by David Hume

Interesting possibility that Google is engaging in self-censorship in regards to Islam. If true the motive is likely more profit that fear (via Abhi).

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Implicit Eurocentrism & the eternal infidel

Posted on December 2, 2009 by David Hume

A friend pointed me to this article, Outrage on Swiss minaret vote, but how do Muslim states handle churches?. You don’t need to click, you know the score. To be a kuffar in a non-Muslim land isn’t always the most … Continue reading →

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