Jun 17 2012

Always in alliance with despots against liberty

David Barton’s Jefferson

By Martin E. Marty, April 30, 2012   Our premier historian of late colonial and early republican America, Gordon Wood, while reviewing a book on Roger Williams warms up readers with references to Thomas Jefferson. “It’s easy…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/17/always-alliance-despots-liberty/

Jun 16 2012

Bible Believers

Christian missionary group with pig’s head taunt Arab-Americans at Dearborn festival

By Niraj Warikoo, 12:59 PM, June 16, 2012   Tensions flared Friday evening at the annual Arab International Festival in Dearborn as members of some Christian missionary groups…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/16/bible-believers/

Jun 16 2012

Washington will be pleased

Assad will breathe a sigh of relief at death of Arab Spring

By Robert Fisk, Saturday 16 June 2012   The end of the Egyptian Revolution? I suppose we could have seen it coming; the marginalisation of the original rebels…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/16/washington-will-pleased/

Jun 16 2012

Pushing Obama toward war

44 Senators, including many Democrats, sign AIPAC letter to Obama against Iran negotiations

By , June 16, 2012   Obama Letter P5+1 Final   A terrifying letter, signed by nearly half the Senate, Democrats and Republicans, pushing…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/16/pushing-obama-toward-war/

Jun 16 2012

Inspired and planned by the institutions of racism

Nurit Peled-Elhanan’s moving reflections on the occupation’s 45th birthday

By , June 15, 2012 … Nurit Peled-Elhanan, daughter of a prominent Israeli general and mother of a suicide bombing victim, and her brother Miko Peled have long been…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/16/inspired-planned-institutions-racism/

Jun 14 2012

It wasn’t even argued about

Quotes from the Early Church Writers on Military Service

By Tad Delay, June 10 2012 … I recently finished a paper on the teaching of the early church fathers regarding military service.  This list used to be one of…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/14/it-wasnt-even-argued/

Jun 14 2012

To be great is to be misunderstood

The Apostle Paul Was Not a Misogynist Homophobe

By , 06/12/2012  7:00 am … Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “To be great is to be misunderstood.” If Emerson was right, then the Apostle Paul might be one of the…  [more]

Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/06/14/to-great-misunderstood/