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Category Archives: Religion
April 5, 2012
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Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on His Television Show?
Would He wear a pinky ring, would He drive a fancy car Would His wife wear furs and diamonds, would His dressing room have a star? If He came back tomorrow, there’s something I’d like to know Would Jesus wear … Continue reading
April 4, 2012
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Copt Out
The AP reports that Egypt’s Copts have pulled out of the drafting committee for the country’s new constitution: Egypt’s Coptic Church withdrew Monday from an Islamist-dominated committee that will draft the nation’s new constitution, and a leading Christian figure said … Continue reading
April 3, 2012
ESSAY
Al-Shabaab Strikes Back
One of east Africa’s most important stories has been hidden from the headlines recently: Kenya and Ethiopia’s push into lawless Somalia to wipe out al-Shabaab, the motley gang of pirates, thugs, and al-Qaeda-linked militants that has ruled swathes of Somalia … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
ESSAY
The Death (for Now) of Arab Nationalism
As Arab leaders sip tea and discuss what to do about Syria in the heavily guarded (yet still vulnerable) compounds of Baghdad, one thing is clear: No one cares about Arab nationalism anymore. The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United … Continue reading
March 28, 2012
ESSAY
More Attacks on Jews in France
Even as French Jews are still in shock and mourning after the murder of Jewish schoolchildren in Toulouse, fear stalks the community. As the BBC has noted, the beating of another student at a Jewish school by anti-Semitic assailants is only … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
ESSAY
Time To Cancel The Mormon Theocracy Watch
Remember that Mormon conspiracy to take over America that folks like Yale’s Harold Bloom and Salon’s Sally Denton keep warning us about? Well, according to a new survey of Utah lawmakers, it runs so deep that most Utah politicians have … Continue reading
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History Repeats: In Europe, They Want Jewish Blood
When a self-proclaimed jihadist slaughters Jewish schoolchildren in France on account of events in the Middle East, the proper response is collective horror and serious societal soul-searching. Via Meadia highlighted one laudable example of this in the form of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, and there have been many more in France. Unfortunately, there are those in France and elsewhere who do not see the Toulouse attack as an anti-Semitic hate crime to be forcefully condemned, but rather as an event to be “explained,” whitewashed or even celebrated.
March 25, 2012
ESSAY
Top Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa: Destroy Churches
In recent years the king of Saudi Arabia has won plaudits around the world for promoting interfaith dialogs. Those efforts recently received a dramatic setback when the top religious official in Saudi Arabia issued a fatwa earlier this month calling on the faithful to destroy all churches in the Arabian peninsula.
The ruling came in response to a request from a Kuwaiti legislator who wanted to know if under Islamic principles the government of Kuwait could ban church construction in the country. Citing what is said to be a deathbed request by the Prophet Mohammed as the basis for his ruling, the senior cleric in the Saudi religious hierarchy (Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh) found that under Islamic principles, not only should all new church construction be banned, existing churches should be destroyed. Continue reading
March 22, 2012
ESSAY
Cuban War on Women Continues
As the Cuban government prepares to welcome Pope Benedict (the second papal visit to the Communist island since the Castro brothers came to power in 1959), its security forces marked the occasion by cracking down on a group of unarmed … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
ESSAY
Sexual Abuse Is Not Just A Catholic Problem
The Washington Post is following a story that will sound all too familiar to many Catholics: the sexual abuse of young children in Baltimore’s Orthodox Jewish community. In the new documentary, Standing Silent, Phil Jacobs, himself a victim of sexual … Continue reading
March 18, 2012
ESSAY
The Talmud Meets the Constitution
The Brookings Institute, in partnership with the Center for the Constitution, has just launched a new site called ConText. Its purpose? To crowd-source scholarly and popular commentary for the underappreciated notes of James Madison on the debates of the Federal … Continue reading
March 17, 2012
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Jews on the Run
Sometimes, alarming facts can be concealed behind seemingly innocuous jargon. That is the case with the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s latest polling on the “migratory patterns” of religious groups. As it turns out, one particular group is … Continue reading
March 14, 2012
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Iraq: A Few New Faces, Same Old Tricks
“Welcome to the world’s next failed state,” writes Ned Parker, the former Baghdad bureau chief for the LA Times. He’s talking about Iraq, a country the US military and countless diplomats tried very hard to mould into a representative, safe, … Continue reading
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NGO To UN: Ban Dante
A United Nations advisory NGO has made a startling discovery: great historical works of literature may contain prejudices that were common currency at the time of their writing. Thankfully, when it comes to Dante’s Divine Comedy, reports The Telegraph, they’ve … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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The War Against Religion…in Britain
As David Cameron arrives in the US for a celebration of the special relationship, it’s worth noting that Britain is set to argue against its own citizens’ right to wear crosses in the European Court of Human Rights. CNN reports: … Continue reading
