Hate Crimes Update—Killing “Liberal Vermin” in Tennessee
A newspaper in Knoxville prints the text of the letter written by the man who opened fire last year in a Knoxville church. Sobering and disturbing.
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Arguing Identity: Race, Religion, and Beyond
Buried in the typical bile on the comment board of my last column is an interesting thread about the nature of identity…
Read MoreAllowable Discrimination?
Obama seems to be backpedaling on the issue of “allowable discrimination.” Appropriating tax dollars to bigoted faith groups is not the change we were looking for.
Read MorePartisanship Is The New Civil Religion
Sure we are supposed to pray for our enemies, but for some Christians, Democrats are the enemy you dare not pray for, the party you dare not join. And the prejudice goes both ways.
Read MoreGay: The Superior Lifestyle
Rep. Sally Kern has discovered the secret Gay Agenda, she tells her compatriots at the John Birch Society.
Read MoreMuslim Leaders Want Less Cover-Up
An imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires.
Read MoreWho is Religious Left?
For several weeks a debate has been taking place between an author of a document seeking to “end the culture wars” and the editor of a collection of essays on the Religious Left. In this installment the editor responds to criticisms and details their divergent goals.
Read MoreDaschle Is Gone—But the Stench of Insider Corruption Lingers
While it’s good that Obama won’t have this rotten apple in his administration it does nothing about the tree.
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Is Rick Warren a Fascist?
It’s easy to demonize Rick Warren for his Nazi modeling comments—and he has taken some abominable stances—but the culture of blind assent is the real culprit.
Read MoreReligious Right Breaks the Bank to Fight Gay Marriage
But what about feeding the hungry or housing the homeless? Not on the agenda.
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