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Archive for July 5th, 2007

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

Yeah, but Pagans are Per Se More Tolerant

By Mona
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Chuck Colson has nothing good to say about any religion other than his own version of Christianity, and strict Judaism. Not news. And mistakes of the silliest, most embarrassing sort are often found even at the blogs of the best and most insightful folk. But this Colson screed was not published at a [...]

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

Dept of It’s Funny Because It’s True!

Mark Steel on British stoicism and crazy druids. Excerpts:
So nothing went off, and ever since, the politicians and newsreaders have congratulated us on our British resolve. We’ve shown the terrorists they can’t win, by displaying our heroic determination to carry on as normal, and bravely continued weeding the garden or going up the shop for [...]

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature (Updated)

By Thoreau
In this morning’s Washington Post, David Ignatius wrings his hands and worries that the next time the US is attacked by terrorists we’ll have some heated disagreements amongst ourselves:
Based on the tone of the national debate today, it seems likely that the American public would react angrily — but not just at the terrorists.
Liberals [...]