Christian violence and the Left Behind video game
Although I shouldn't be surprised by people being oblivious to the obvious meanings of their statements, I still often find myself shaking my head in disbelief.Latest example: the Left-Behind video...
View ArticleReligious Violence and Framing Iraq
Most of us here are familiar with George Lakoff's teachings regarding the importance of "framing." but there is already some framing going on regarding Iraq which we should begin addressing because if...
View ArticleEvangelical death squads? WTF?
OK, this NY Times article is an interesting story about a situation between El Salvador and Guatemala in which several important Salvadoreans were allegedly murdered by a Guatemalan death squad. Read...
View ArticleWhat if -- "JudeoChristoFascism Awareness Week" on US campuses
On many US campuses Oct 21-26, 2007, there will appear a whole industrial information-machine called "Islamofascism Awareness Week."Its websites...
View ArticleMurders in the "Cathedral": Holocaust Museum & Wichita Church
The Holocaust Museum murder and the murder of Dr. Tiller at his church in Wichita share several characteristics: 1. Both men who have been accused of the murders have long histories of involvement...
View ArticleNawaz Sharif's Silence on Religious Violence
The latest violence in Pakistan has targeted not the state, but religious minorities in the country. Over the weekend, Christian residents of Gojra were targeted by an angry mob of Islamic activists...
View ArticleEgyptian Religious Violence: Democracy Is Messy
Since the flame of democracy took root in Egypt and began it's inexorable spread across the Middle East, new issues - though derived from a very old conflict - are quickly arising. Violence against...
View ArticleBook in 2012 Predicted Boston Bombing Motive
A book published in 2012 predicted the motive for the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Terrorist's Creed, by professor Roger Griffin, explains how revolutionary religious movements construct a...
View ArticleGang of 10,000 attacks 50 LGBT activists in the country of Georgia
I was preparing a report on the new study from the Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on LGBT rights in Europe. But something kept impinging.ILGA-Europe released its own annual report last Thursday,...
View Article"Terror Attack" At Bodh Gaya: Buddhism's Most Peaceful Site Bombed
About four hours ago, the temple complex at Bodh Gaya, the site of the Bodhi Tree where Prince Siddhartha is said to have meditated and attained enlightenment in 531 B.C., was struck by eight bomb...
View ArticleI Hate All Religions!
Over and over again the brutal fools repeat their atrocities:Thousands of Muslims protected by Chadian soldiers fled the capital, Bangui, in a mass exodus on Friday. Their flight follows months of...
View ArticleUSIII: U.S. Interests In Iraq
The two recently stated Official reasons the United States is taking Military action in Iraq, are: 1) To protect 'American diplomats, civilians, personnel, facilities' that are at risk there. 2)...
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Britain joins Humanitarian Relief effort in Iraq; U.S. conducts 2nd...
This is good to see:Iraqi refugees 'facing genocide' to receive UK airdrop of aidPhilip Hammond follows US in sending relief for the 40,000 Yazidi Kurds surrounded by Islamists militants on Mount...
View ArticleHate: What side do you choose?
By Joyce S. Dubensky, CEO The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious UnderstandingAt the end of July, a 29-year old man got into his pickup truck on a street in Queens, hit the gas pedal and ran over...
View ArticleSimply Stated, Any Idiot Can
Make a bomb.Ancient stone images of the Buddha can be blown to bits by fools with bombs.The Taliban has never been known for a generosity of spirit or interest in cultural diversity, and as I say, the...
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Only Muslims kill according to Faux News?
Perhaps we should consider a list of those executed for witchcraft by Christians, as noted by Wiki:Johann Albrecht Adelgrief d. 1636 German Executed after claiming to be a prophet. Marigje...
View ArticleDan Savage nails it: "Anti-Gay marriage argument is crap"..
..as is republican presidential contender and con job martyr Mike Huckabee's accusation, echoing the latest spun up garbage from republicans, that "Christianity is being criminalized"; an extension of...
View ArticleThe Appalling Silence of Good People
Friends at the Daily Kos,As I promised yesterday here is my follow up to that article. In fact I will be posting again soon in a very unpolitical correct way about what happened in Orlando, but I...
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