This is an interesting opinion piece I came across in the NY Times from the past week or two.
It discusses the fact that Barack Obama has renounced Islam, embraced the Christian faith and how this will be seen through the eyes of the Muslim world if he is elected president.
President Apostate?
Entries from May 2008
Obama in the eyes of Islam
May 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Interesting, critical political
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Intelligent Design and the Establishment Clause
May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Intelligent Design and the Establishment Clause
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According to a poll of 2,455 adults conducted by Harris Interactive[1] in November, 2007, more people believe in the truth of miracles (79%), the existence of angels (74%), and the existence of hell and the devil (both 62%) than believe that Darwin’s theory of evolution is true [...]
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The Libertarian Case for “Open Borders”
May 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized, critical political
The Libertarian Case for “Open Borders”
Before we begin our discussion of the Libertarian case in support of “open borders,” we ought to define exactly what we mean by “open borders.” What I have in mind is the abolition of current governmental restrictions on legal immigration – in particular the abolition of immigration quotas for [...]
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Stereotypes
May 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Stereotypes are a type of generalization that is generally understood to be a bad thing. You know, women tend to suck at math and science and be too emotional to be in positions of power, strippers tend to be stupid , white men can’t dance (I’m not saying all of these stereotypes are wrong…) and [...]
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“Failing our students, failing America”
May 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Interesting, TheDailySkunk.com
“Holding Colleges accountable for Teaching America’s History and Institutions”
Would you believe that no college that was part of this test earned better than a “D+”.
WIth that in mind I bet you wouldn’t expect to find Harvard, Yale and Brown college on the list or the University of Minesota and University of California - Berkeley in [...]