Category: Christianity

Meh.

‘So What?’ The Nightmare Christians Should Be Having By Derek Penwell, 01/25/2013 11:51 am   I used to have a recurring nightmare about presenting a paper at a conference. In the dream I would conclude my presentation in front of my colleagues, and then I would do the requisite “Question and Answer.” Invariably, a bespectacled …

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These are revolutionary times

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence Speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City.   I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with …

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Let’s say the Dome was blown up, right?

Is it the End of Days for Jeremy Gimpel? By Allison Kaplan Sommer, Jan.19, 2013 | 7:23 PM   Until Friday, Jeremy Gimpel was just a name on a list. To be precise, he was number 14 on the list of Knesset candidates for Habayit Hayehudi, the new incarnation of the National Religious Party headed by …

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Shackles of orthodoxy

God is unknowable – stop looking for him, and you will find faith By David Bryant, Tuesday 8 January 2013 04.00 EST   “Have you found God?” The doorstep caller, neatly suited, briefcase in hand, did not prevaricate. My answer was equally blunt and occasioned him surprise for I was wearing a dog collar. “No.” …

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Narrative of Western perfidy

The myth of the murderous Muslim By Haroon Moghul, 03 Jan 2013 10:02   Muslims are subversive jihadists. The Middle East is perpetually unstable. “Islam has bloody borders.” If you’ve already made up your mind, you’ll find a way to twist the facts to support your conclusion. And if the facts don’t do the job, …

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Wedded to that hateful ideology

5 Islam-bashing Republicans to watch in 2013 By Alex Kane, Tuesday, Jan  1, 2013 08:00 AM CST   When Muslim-American organizations and activists concerned with Islamophobia woke up the day after the election, on November 7, they were elated. Key members of what had been dubbed the House Republican “Islamophobia caucus”had been voted out of …

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Because I hate Hindus and Muslims

Death by brown skin By Wajahat Ali, Monday, Dec 31, 2012 08:24 AM CST   Sunando Sen, a 46-year-old Indian immigrant, recently opened a small copying and printing business in New York City’s Upper West Side with his hard-earned savings. Described by friends as “very educated” and “so quiet, so gentle, so nice,” Sen’s American …

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