Al Qaeda’s #2 has called on Americans to embrace Islam, presumably his version. Um, no thanks. Even melting down, we’re better off.
Oh, and by the way, Muslim calls to embrace Islam bring memories of Muslim conquest, not to mention recent terror attacks, just as Christian calls to convert the whole Muslim world bring back the crusades.
Wesley Elsberry has provided a roundup of his posts on the Florida science standards. Note that the vote on these will be February 19.
A few days ago, the Internet Monk was believing (and not believing) things, and today Moderate Christian Blogroll member SHARP IRON is doubting 20 things. Do you agree with his list?
On my Participatory Bible Study blog I asked a question and linked to Bob McDonald (Bob’s Log) in the hope he would answer. He did, in the comments. Read the post for the question, the comments for the answer and supporting data.
I really like this article about detecting deception from FiveThirtyEight.com. Of course, I should note that it totally supports my own view on the matter, as held before I read it!
Every so often Christine’s photos and/or Haiku are so good that I just have to call your attention to them. Stairways is great.
Rachel Held Evans says some things I wish I had said about the so-called masculinity crisis in the church. I guess I’m one of those “dudes who are still sort of chicks.” (Read the post if you don’t get it.)
Better off? that’s a tad arrogant! Having been the target of soul hunters of the “good Christian” kind in the US, India, France and the UK, sorry Henry, that bloody shocks me! I don’t know that any religion is better off, anywhere in the world!!!! And as a minority Hindu in the US, I am safer in Pakistan than I am in the US. The Crusades are already back on thanks to Christianity and Islam.
But having specified his version, i.e. a specific, violent variety of violent Islam, and also having noted similar calls from my Christian side, I thought it was as clear as I could get in a very short post that I’m talking about the radical, fundamentalist branches of both religions.
I’d say the same for any religious group that espouses violent action. Further, my intention was to express a preference for living in a pluralistic society, not specifically for Christianity. I don’t want a society dominated by either religion.