Regular readers know that the political effects of generational turnover are something about which I occasionally muse. It’s a tough phenomenon to study with much rigor, as generational worldviews are shaped by just about every social, political and economic variable … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Religion
Religions Do Not Speak
It has become commonplace these days to present religions — particularly Islam — as entities which are possible to categorize and place in a box, whose souls are determinable, whose aims and goals can be deduced through a “careful reading” … Continue reading
Bans on the Burqa/Niqab in Italy
Samhita at Feministing notes that Italy’s Constitutional Affairs Commission has passed a draft law that would ban the wearing of face-covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in public places. Further parliamentary debate is scheduled for September. Italy would … Continue reading
Identity Matters: Italian Crucifixes
On March 18, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the placement of crucifixes in Italian classrooms does not violate the human rights of Italian students. I wrote about this a while back, when a lower European court came … Continue reading
Message to Muslims
Another gem by Kristof.
Quick Hit: Sullivan on Catholicism in Britain
Though I’m sure plenty of readers have come across it, those who haven’t read through Andrew Sullivan’s reflections on Catholicism in Britain really should take a minute and do so. I’ve talked before about the process by which outsiders and … Continue reading
Like Second Class Citizens
Laurie Goodstein notes in the New York Times that the controversy surrounding the “Ground Zero Mosque” has made many Muslim-Americans feel more alienated from the country in which they live. That’s not much of a surprise. The debate has expanded … Continue reading
Orrin Hatch on Cordoba House and "Islam"
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah recently gave a reasonably strong defense of the construction of the Cordoba House Muslim community center, saying that “if the Muslims own that property, that private property, and they want to build a mosque … Continue reading
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Doing What’s Right
Fareed Zakaria takes a stand against ADL’s double standards. Bravo!