Nov 11 2011

Conceptual claustrophobia

‘You just don’t understand my religion’ is not good enough

By , Monday 7 November 2011 07.00 EST … Terry Eagleton’s quip that reading Richard Dawkins on theology is like listening to someone “holding forth on biology whose…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

Nothing to fear

Shariah Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim (and Muslim) Should Know

By , 11/4/11 10:15 AM ET … 1. What does Shariah mean? Shariah is the law of the Qur’an and literally means “A path to life giving…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

A fashion appendage

Do those who flaunt the poppy on their lapels know that they mock the war dead?

By Robert Fisk, Saturday 05 November 2011 … I turned on the television in my Damascus hotel room to witness a dreary sight: all…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

Survival of the briefest

This time, how about a debate of substance?

By  , November 4 … The Republican presidential candidates, their sinews stiffened and their blood summoned up, may rightly dread Wednesday’s version of what are inexplicably called debates.…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

Loverly

The post-racial America of Ann Coulter and Pat Buchanan

By  , November 4 … Oh, what a “loverly” time we are having in post-racial America. Except when the outrageous holy of holies of the American conservative movement…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

Bignesse of a hazelnut

If Men Ran the Church

Announced by Burton Dasset, Thursday, 3 November 2011 … It’s taken me all night, and a lot of Access programming. But I’ve finally done it. I have sorted the “Beaker Song Book” into a logical…  [more]

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Nov 05 2011

Fifth of November

Remember, remember the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent to blow up King and Parliament. Three score barrels were laid below to …  [more]

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