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Posts tagged as “Islam”

Man in the Mirror—and You Thought Jihadis Were Bad…

At the beginning of this month, I responded with abhorrence to the murders of the Charlie Hebdo artists by jihadis and asked whether Islam has a fundamental tendency toward violence that Christianity does not. In one of those wonderful moments…

L’Amour est plus fort que la haine… et, apparemment, que l’Islam

No matter how oppressed some of us may feel by the sometimes radical statements and legislation of South Dakota's Christian fundamentalists, let us remember that our Christian friends don't kill us. Gunmen attacked the Paris headquarters of French satirical weekly…

Salaam, Salami: Cashier Claims Muslim Conscience Clause at Walmart

Let's be clear from the start, I'm just making a sandwich, not exercising reproductive choice. I contributed to the oppression of the proletariat yesterday by shopping for groceries at Walmart. I picked up some salami, another moral offense. In the…

Letter to the Editor: Rep. Betty Olson Should Resign over Muslim Insults

Rapid City businessman, Piedmont resident, and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Lowe submits this letter to the editor speaking directly to Rep. Betty Olson about her "sense of humor" about Muslims. He's not joking. Representative Betty Olson’s remarks are racist…

Chechens, Larry. Chechens on Jihad.

Anyone who took Mr. Kurtz up on his foolhardy bet that the "GOP fringe" had something to do with the Boston marathon bombing is welcome to collect. It wasn't the T-as-in-Timothy McVeigh crowd; it was Chechens: Chechens. Well, at least…

Romney Politicizes Muslim Attacks on U.S. Diplomats

Dr. Blanchard calls "inept" and "morally craven" the efforts of the American embassy in Cairo to cool the tensions fueling the now deadly attacks on our facilities in the Muslim world. Facing down angry mobs backed with rocket launchers, our…