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Wow -- What a Rant by "Rage Boy" Chris Hitch Today
I am perfectly content, really quite happy, about Obama's decision to have this mega-Church author, pastor, and cultural figure, Rick Warren, give the prayer at the January 20th Inauguration of our new United States President. I understand the apoplexy of ''Rage Boy'' Christopher Hitchens at the very thought of a prayer being said, let alone a ...
Posted to Fighting Words by MichaelBernard3 on December 29, 2008
Re: See no evil, through a veil
Ms Schmidt, you propose a false dichotomy with biased terminology intended to elevate your moral and intellectual position. 'Free vs oppressive system' is such an example. As I have mentioned elsewhere here on the Fray, true ''freedom'' is beyond human reach- it is a utopic ideal. It would arguably be more accurate to call the matter of wearing ...
Posted to Faith-Based by Usama2 on May 12, 2008
What in the World is a Ramadan Emblem?
I've been a Muslim for 17 years and have never heard anyone declare there to be Islamic emblems for Muslim holidays. Thus, there is no sacred or religious emblem or representation of an event (eg. hajj), a practice (eg. daily prayer), or a month (eg. fasting the month of Ramadan). There are no religious emblems for Islam, not even the crescent ...
Posted to Faith-Based by Usama2 on December 25, 2007