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On The Uses And Abuses Of Religion In Art: The Lines Between Expression, Tolerance, Respect, Fear, and Torture

December 30, 2010 – 6:10 am

Gary Bauer thinks Christians aren’t treated as well as Muslims in America because there are greater quantities of art works which use Christian symbols in ways that offend Bauer’s sensibilities than there are ones that use Muslim symbols in ways that would offend Muslim sensibilities: in a variety of contexts, American Muslims are treated better [...]

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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Authoritarianism, Authoritarianism, Featured, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Islam, Islam, Koran, Koran, Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)

ZJ Defends "Everybody Draws Muhammad Day"

May 28, 2010 – 3:06 am

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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Free Speech, Islam, Racism, Religion | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Muslim Mayor Ahmed Marcouch Vs. Homophobia

July 3, 2009 – 11:18 am

He’s the mayor of a conservative (mostly Muslim) suburb of Amsterdam: Ahmed Marcouch, 41, is on a self-appointed mission to end homophobia in Slotervaart, just a stones’ throw from the capital but light-years away from its anything-goes mentality. To make his point, Mayor Marcouch recently invited Amsterdam’s annual Gay Pride parade to pass through his [...]

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Playing Sarkozy's Advocate

June 29, 2009 – 5:16 am

Njustus has kindly accepted my gauntlet to readers to offer on the possibility of the French government outlawing women from publicly wearing burqas.  And his reply is a good one: From a Lockean ’social contract’ perspective, I believe the state should have the power to regulate the wearing of burqas if it can offer a [...]

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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Applied Ethics, Autonomy, Ethics, Islam, News Discussion, Philosophical Ethics, Philosophy, Separation of Church and State, Women's Rights | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)