TEHRAN, Iran — Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters wracked central Tehran on Monday as security forces beat and fired tear gas at opposition supporters hoping to evoke Egypt’s recent popular uprising. The opposition called for a demonstration Monday in solidari[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
January 18th, 2011 - 7:57 pm § in Jews
Bias: Christian Tolerance
Imagine if I, as a UW Professor, told my students that I felt differently toward the Jews in my class than toward the Baptists. I would be fired. Well, read what Gov.-elect Robert Bentley of Alabama said: from Alabama Al.com “There may be some people here today who do not have living wit[...]
January 12th, 2011 - 2:34 pm § in Politics
Hate Rhetoric: More from Sarah Palin
Shame on you! Shame, shame, shame … Sarah Palin has finally spoken out about the massacre of others and attempted assassination of of a Jewish Congres woman: She has chosen the WORST possible response: After this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now wit[...]
January 12th, 2011 - 12:01 am § in Politics
Free speech: it’s good business
Usually Michael Hood at Blatherwatch writes about radio in Seattle, with an emphasis on talk radio. Today, Michael (clicking on Rush will being you to Michael’s blog) writes about the shameful way the talkers on hate radio are behaving. I have copied his text whole here because he do[...]
More on Hate Rhetoric from Berkely Blog
Listening to the carrion worms of Fox tonight and to liberals insisting on balance …… Among the evasions of the Fox right, has been the claim that their rhetoric had nothing to do with the Arizona massacre. They claim to be fair and balanced. Yet, somehow, the violence we have seen[...]
Creationism vs the Pope
The Catholic Church no longer teaches creationism — the belief that God created the world in six days as described in the Bible — and says that the account in the book of Genesis is an allegory for the way God created the world. But it objects to using evolution to back an atheist philos[...]
Obama, the Failed Professor?
I would like to suggest that our national problems have a strong message about the failures of American education. President Obama’s policies, given the challenges we face, have been outstanding, but his ability to teach Americans why these things need to be done has been abysmal. I say “[...]
August 18th, 2010 - 4:10 pm § in America
Why The U.W. And Nike Are A Threat To America’s War In Afghanistan
After discussing with Prof. Schwartz the UW’s relationship with Nike, I feel confident a meritorious argument can be made that the University’s arrangement with Nike is incestuous. The incest arises from the fact the University’s finance office and its academic departments are first cousins.[...]
Glenn Beck: Founder of Beck University
From Huffington “Beck University is a unique academic experience bringing together experts in the fields of religion, American history and economics. Through captivating lectures and interactive online discussions, these experts will explore the concepts of Faith, Hope and Charity and show you[...]