Month: December 2007
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I rarely find myself on the same page with Charles Krauthammer’s positions regarding politics. But his recent editorials sounding the alarm bell about an "Overdose of Public Piety" (another one here) had me nodding my head enthusiastically in agreement. In fact Krauthammer’s no-nonsense summary reflects much more closely my own stance on the distinction between…
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Many religious people make the mistake of conflating morality with religion when in reality the two are separate things. While religion needs morality as a selling point for its propagation and raison d’être, the converse is not true. (Think Mother Teresa and her tortured life and death) The current crop of holy rollers running for…
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Very funny ! (via Crooked Timber)
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1. When Bill Clinton speaks smarmily about his wife, it probably means Hillary’s campaign is floundering: "Mr. Clinton said that, early on in their relationship, he told Hillary that she should “dump” him and take a job at a big law firm and run for public office, because those were perches more often held by…
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This is breaking news. No need for commentary. The story speaks for itself. The warmongers must find a new enemy soon – before the "Use By" dates on our own WMDs expire. Let the demonization begin. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Iran halted work toward a nuclear weapon under international scrutiny in 2003 and is unlikely to…
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