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Mitt Romney’s Unintended Irony

November 27th, 2007 · by John · 3 Comments

A Pakistani-American Muslim businessman ran into Mitt Romney on the campaign trail and asked the following:
I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans of the Islamic faith in his cabinet as advisers on national security matters, given his position that “jihadism” is the principal foreign policy threat facing America today. He answered, […]

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Tags: Mormonism · Politics

Using the New Testament Against Evangelical Politicians

November 27th, 2007 · by John · 2 Comments

I’m not a huge fan of Hillary Clinton, but this made some sense to me:
Clinton later said Democrats should speak about religion more openly to frame policy debates.
“The Bible should be used to win debates over poverty the way Republicans tried to use it on gay marriage,” she said. “No one can read the New […]

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Tags: Bible · Politics

American Muslims Better Off than Their European Counterparts

November 27th, 2007 · by John · No Comments

Here’s an interesting article from Pakistan’s Daily Times that explores the different experiences that Muslims have in the U.S. and Europe:
A recent Pew Forum study found Europe’s Muslims to be “markedly less well off than the general population, frustrated with economic opportunities and socially isolated,” while most American Muslims say that “their communities are excellent […]

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Tags: Islam

Overheard at Lunch Yesterday

November 27th, 2007 · by xJane · No Comments

Male Stranger: Ma’am, I’m Muslim.
Female Stranger: That’s okay, we’re all god’s children.
She then continued with many “god bless you”s and eventually managed to convince this man (through sheer force of pressing it upon him) to try out as a Tenor for her church choir.
I’m going to make a few assumptions here: that she and her […]

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Tags: Atheism · Religion

Picture of the Iranian Women’s Volleyball Team

November 27th, 2007 · by John · 1 Comment

No butt-hugging short shorts here–they’re covered from head to toe, but they’re still playing.

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Tags: Islam · Women