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Ground Zero Mosque Controversy

…e legal battle over the right to wear a crucifix to work…? The battle over [our] image, [namely] the cultural and political battle, is much more important [than the legal battle], for it concerns worrying phenomena like the increasing provocations, the widening circle of [our] rivals, and the growing hatred. Sometimes, the racism and xenophobia experienced by Muslims increases in exact proportion to the legal victories they achieve over marginal i…

Durban Review Conference still a sham

…Among other nations the US has also wisely backed out of Durban II. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has this comment: “Some media have interpreted the US withdrawal as based on the continued retention of language on defamation of religion and anti-semitism in the outcome document, when in fact no such language exists in the text adopted last week,” Pillay noted. “In addition, the draft outcome document clearly states that ‘th…

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10 Minutes of Ruminations

…h the social norms. As Mr. Smith put it in the movie “The Matrix,” I’ve “become unplugged, out of the network” if you will. Therefore, I have the freedom to write things such as this because I have no fear of unpleasantness or disagreement with my social network. People who want to agree or disagree remain simply updates and pictures on a computer. 5. Rush Limbaugh – For amusement, I find myself listening to Rush Limbaugh quite often in the mornin…

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…re are still a million sub missions to complete but for the most part, I’m free from the games clutches. I will not play another game until they come out with another GTA game and will concentrate on my blog, writing back e-mails to friends in good time and really try to create a decent design for the blog. If you read this blog, it may seem I complain a lot. I am not a negative person, it’s just that my day to day life here in Saigon now seems or…

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BBC News – UK non-Christian claims ‘absurd’, senior Tories say

…. I came across this article today and had to comment. What I find hard to comprehend is that we have more education, more knowledge and more science readily available to our populations today than at any other time in history.  Yet, our societies cannot shake free from thousand year old beliefs full of magic, fairy tales, and made up stories (many of which have since been discredited) that make up religion. Here we have two seemingly intelligent…