Category: Culture

Gristle in your tea

This darling piece, another in the ongoing saga of “reasons to hate Muslims” (Sentinel Record, October 27, 2010, page 25), was a jewel of illogical brevity: Attacked by Muslims Dear editor: On Sept. 11, 2001, America was attacked by Muslims. Muslim extremists, to be sure, but they were not Catholic extremists or Jewish extremists or Hindu …

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Crossroads

Midterms: money changes everything By Cliff Schecter Last Modified:  25 Oct 2010 20:50 GMT “I went to the crossroad, fell down upon my knees.” This was the powerful first line of “Cross Road Blues” by 1930s blues legend Robert Johnson. It was later adapted into the song “Crossroads” by Eric Clapton’s Cream and a movie …

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Vote for Jesus

From Valerie Elverton Dixon’s October 21, 2010 post in The Washington Post’s “On Faith” column… … … If Jesus were running during this election cycle, he would be subject to attack ads. Imagine the possibilities. Imagine that the various towns named in biblical texts were in somewhere USA. … On foreign policy: A shot of the World Trade …

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Buying bridges

They’re trying to sell the Brooklyn Bridge again  By Robert Fisk Saturday, 23 October 2010 Refusing to buy The Wall Street Journal, I sometimes sneak a look at copies that are left behind by other people.  So it was last month when a friendly couple dumped their paper on the train seat opposite me. And …

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Your future

Dear editor: When Mr. Obama was running for president his slogan was “Change – Yes We Can,” and did our country ever change! Now, as he backs his Democrat followers on the campaign trail, the new slogan is “Moving America Forward.” Since Obama took office, his administration has plunged our nation into a $3.45 trillion …

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Sowing evil

People who cultivate the land and produce food for their fellow men share a special bond with all other “sons of the soil” who practice the same life’s work.  In all cultures and traditions, the farmer enjoys is a unique place in society, accorded a particular kind of dignity and considered worthy of a special …

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Pop quiz

Test Your Savvy on Religion By Nicholas D. Kristof October 9, 2010 … Time for a pop quiz. The New York Times reported recently on a Pew Research Center poll in which religious people turned out to be remarkably uninformed about religion. Almost half of Catholics didn’t understand Communion. Most Protestants didn’t know that Martin …

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