Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- America The Beautiful, Redux – For all that most of the visible opponents of the Park51 project keep claiming it’s only about Ground Zero, and only about “shoulds” and “oughts,” there are plenty of cases in communities across the nation that demonstrate that it’s simply about Us vs. Them.
- Have I mentioned lately how ‘special’ Miami is?: Steve Benen
- Texas Prof.’s New Book Discusses Religious Debates – The more things change …
- My take: Why aren’t more Mormons supporting Islamic Center? – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs – Yes, you’d really think that groups that have been persecuted for their beliefs in the past would be less quick to persecute others … Mormons, Catholics, Jews, Christians in general … But just as flight to the New World was not so much a search for religious freedom but for a chance to become the sect in charge, so even the most persecuted faiths of the past seem willing to push Muslims into the role of the hated Other.
- Determined to fail: free will and work success – Take that, John Calvin!
- For Strippers Near Ground Zero, Mosque Debate Goes On But It’s Business as Usual – Metropolis – WSJ – Ah, the Hallowed Ground of the Pussycat Lounge … never forget, never forget …
- PFAW: Send Sarah Palin a Copy of the First Amendment – Sounds like an excellent idea.
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