LDS Church Response to Prop. 8 Begs Question of Polygamy
Meanwhile, progressive Mormons welcome court ruling.
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Santorum from the Religion Angle
Sex, secularism, and Islamists.
Read MoreNew York Marriage Equality Set to Begin, Minus Two Clerks
Two clerks resign rather than issue same-sex marriage licenses.
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Religious Freedom in Post-Castro Cuba
“The preschool teacher used to say to the kids, ‘Close your eyes, and ask God to give you a piece of candy,’[…] When the children opened their eyes, and saw there was nothing there, the teacher said, ‘See? God doesn’t exist.’”
Read MoreIt’s Up to You, New York… To Oppose Islamophobia
A poll showed 7 out of 10 New Yorkers opposing Park51 but this intolerance doesn’t square with the city’s history.
Read MoreMuhammad and the Blind Man: A Lesson in Sensitivity
We must listen to our neighbors.
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Liberal Defenders of “Mosque” Get it Wrong
That the kindergarten logic of “hear no evil, see no evil” is being used in order to sway public opinion in favor of the Center, but while the success of these maneuvers remains to be seen, its damage is immediately apparent: if Park51 ‘sounds’ nothing like mosque, claims to ‘be’ nothing like a mosque, and, ‘looks’ nothing like a mosque, then, and only then, does it emerge a defensible endeavor within the United States.
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Is Religious Freedom a Casualty at Ground Zero?
New York City’s Landmark Preservation Commission’s unanimous decision on August 3, 2010, to allow plans for the construction of a mosque and community center near Ground Zero to move forward has been hailed by some as a victory for religious freedom, but it has also provided more fodder for latent anti-Muslim sentiments that have surfaced nationally.
Read MoreAbe Foxman’s “Irrational Or Bigoted” Positions
Park51 and testing the “limits of religious freedom” or the limits of civil discourse?
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