Mar 16 2013
St. Patrick was a Baptist By Rev. John Summerfield Wimbish, D.D., March 12, 1952 SAINT PATRICK WAS A BAPTIST. After a cautious and critical study of reputable writings, I am thoroughly convinced that he was not affiliated in any way with the Roman hierarchy. It is indeed magnanimous of our Catholic …
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Mar 13 2013
A writer’s up, down digits Dear editor: I wonder if we letter writers have the privilege of expressing our own “Thumbs-ups” and “Thumbs-downs.” I would give a Thumbs-up to our tough Arkansas Republicans for having a lot more mettle and tenacity than the RINOs in Washington for protecting our unborn children. By the …
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Mar 04 2013
Alawite history reveals the complexities of Syria that West does not understand By Robert Fisk, Monday 4 March 2013 In Syria these days, we are resorting to our racist little maps. The Alawite mountains and the town of Qardaha, home of the Assad family – colour it dark red. Will this be the last …
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Mar 03 2013
We are fighting for all Palestinians By Samer Issawi, Sunday 3 March 2013 12.00 EST My story is no different from that of many other Palestinian young people who were born and have lived their whole lives under Israeli occupation. At 17, I was arrested for the first time, and jailed for two years. …
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Feb 24 2013
War on terror is the West’s new religion By Robert Fisk, Sunday 24 February 2013 Mohamed al-Zawahiri, younger brother of Osama bin Laden’s successor, Ayman, made a particularly intriguing statement in Cairo last month. Talking to that wonderful French institution Le Journal du Dimanche about Mali, he asked the paper to warn France “and …
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Feb 09 2013
O to have been born a Jew By Oudeh Basharat, Feb.08, 2013 3:41 AM In Israel there is an entire population sector whose name begins with “non” – “the non-Jewish sector.” Please do not take this as an insult, dear sector, whose name is nothing but the negative of another name, and if you …
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Jan 29 2013
Six Things Not to Say About Religions By askanislamicist, January 21, 2013 Okay, this is going to be a slightly unusual post, but I’ve just started a new job, and as people learn about my academic research, I keep getting pulled into conversations ‘about religion’. Now, don’t get me wrong – I love talking …
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