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Crusades

How the Very Rich Use Old-Time Religion to Restore Feudalism

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 04.22.2011 | Religion

Read More: Taxes, Crusades, Koch Brothers, Wealth, RIchard Mellon Scaife, Religion in America, Wealth in America, Wealth and Religion, Poverty in America, American Feudalism, Religion News
Clay Farris Naff

Things are not that bad today, at least not yet. But the superwealthy have a clear goal: to distract the masses with endless "holy" wars, while they go about restoring feudalism

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What Would Jesus Do About Islam?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.11.2011 | Religion

Read More: George Bush, Crusades, Islam, Christianity, Muammar Qadaffi, Golden Rule, Jesus, Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Religious Tolerance, Mubarak, Clash of Civilizations, Religion News
Deepak Chopra

It's obvious that his solution wouldn't be war. He might even apply the Golden Rule by treating Muslims with common humanity, tolerance, and understanding.

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Should Donald Rumsfeld Go to Hell?

Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D. | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Crusades, Zoroastrianism, Jon Stewart, Donald Rumsfeld, Afterlife, Scripture on Hell, Progressive Christianity, Heaven and Hell, Christian Penance, Christianity and Hell, Christian Holy War, Rob Bell, Religion News
Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph. D.

It's tempting to want to believe in hell for Rumsfeld and his ilk, whether we're religious or not. It can be comforting to believe that they will suffer the moral consequences of their behavior.

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The Abacus and The Cross: When the Pope Was A Scientist

Nancy Marie Brown | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Christianity, Religion Science, Catholicism, Pope, Vatican, Pope Sylvester II, Crusades, Abacus and the Cross, Dark Ages, New Book Release, Abacus, Holy Roman Empire, Religion and Science, Religion News
Nancy Marie Brown

A thousand years ago, the pope studied the stars and found God in numbers. Our modern tension between faith and science did not exist.

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The Lies of Islamophobia: The Three Unfinished Wars of the West Against the Rest

John Feffer | Posted 03.23.2011 | World

Read More: Islamophobia, Crusades, Islam, American Islamophobia, Muslims, Cold War, Global War on Terror, Muslims in America, World News
John Feffer

This transformation of Islam into a violent caricature of itself comes at a somewhat strange juncture in the United States. All the elements seemed in place for us to turn the page on an ugly chapter in our history.

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Mission Nearly Accomplished: 5 Steps to Re-Launching the Crusades

Rob Asghar | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, War on Terror, Terrorism, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Quran Burning, Crusades, Christian Crusades, Anti-Islam, Religion News
Rob Asghar

Let's be practical about it -- not getting along with Muslims is pretty much the best way for good Americans to take their minds off the fact that they can't get along with each other anymore.

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The ADL Defames its Jewish Heritage

Kamran Pasha | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Saladin, Crusades, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Anti-Defamation League, Maimonides, Judaism, Religion News
Kamran Pasha

In light of its recent statements against the Cordoba House, the ADL appears to have moved from a knee-jerk defense of Israel to an aggressive stance attacking American Muslims even when there is no criticism of Israel involved.

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Why Religion Does Not Equal War

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: War, Crusades, Middle East, Middle East Peace, Religious Conflict, Extremism, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

Religion's record on war may not be anywhere near as bad as is popularly believed, and therefore its potential for peace may be far greater than what many have imagined.

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The Mosque by Ground Zero: A Lesson from the Crusades

Kamran Pasha | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Crusades, Islam, Terrorism, Saladin, Ground Zero Mosque, Ground Zero Muslim Cultural Center, Cordoba House, Radical Islam, Religion News
Kamran Pasha

How we Americans choose to react to the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero will reveal who we are as a people. And the judgment of history will place us either in the company of villains like the Crusaders or noble heroes like Saladin.

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Obama's Theological Mission

Carlo Strenger | Posted 03.23.2011 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Crusades, Islam, Temple Mount, Judaism, Suicide Bombing, Israel, Religion and Politics, Obama, Christianity, World News
Carlo Strenger

To change Israelis pessimism about the possibility of peace, Obama will have to bring central figures of the Arab League to Jerusalem to address the Knesset, thus showing that they truly accept Israel's existence. A tall order, but nothing less will do.

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The Really Really Long War

John Feffer | Posted 03.23.2011 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Crusades, Eurabia, Muslim, Iraq, Afghanistan, World News
John Feffer

Let's imagine that the Cold War was a detour. The entire 20th century, in fact, was a detour. Since conflicts among the 20th-century ideologies (libe...

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God Is Good For You ... But Ask For The Non-Steroidal, Generic Brand

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 03.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Jihadists, Crusades, Fox News, Science, Religion, God, Depression, Mental Health, Religion News
Clay Farris Naff

The Washington Times and Fox News report on a couple of studies concluding that belief in a God is associated with relief of depression. I find it plausible that such an association exists.

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Crusades, Afghanistan, and the Unnecessary Risk to Our Troops

Doon Baqi | Posted 03.23.2011 | World

Read More: Crusades, Islam, Marines, Bible, Army, US Soldiers, Afghanistan, Christianity, Muslim, Afghanistan War, World News
Doon Baqi

Whatever our reasons are for being there, the Muslim natives see Americans as Crusaders who are there to convert them to Christianity and make them stray from their own faith and belief.

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Trijicon Will Remove Secret Biblical Codes From Gun Sights Sold To US Military

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 03.23.2011 | Business

Read More: Islam, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight, Trijicon, Holy War, Taliban, C. Welton Gaddy, Gun Sights, Jn8:12, Crusades, Secret Bible Codes, Rifle Sights, Petraeus, Christianity, Iraq, Interfaith Alliance, 2cor4:6, Business News

WASHINGTON — A Michigan defense contractor will voluntarily stop stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights made for the U.S. mi...

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Iraq as a Holy War: Why Praying for Divine Support Is a Bad Idea

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 03.23.2011 | Politics

Read More: Islam, God, War, Crusades, Christianity, Iraq, Rumsfeld, Prayer, Holy Wars, Bush, Joseph Kony, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Nothing could be more hazardous as a basis for international affairs than relying on God for guidance. The past eight years offer evidence for that conclusion.

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Holy Crap: Donald Rumsfeld's Crusade Memos

Disgrasian | Posted 03.23.2011 | Politics

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Pentagon, US Military, Department of Defense, Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Holy Wars, Pentagon Propaganda, Iraq War, Bush Administration, Military, Donald Rumsfeld Crusade Memos, Religion and Politics, Crusades, Iraq, Separation of Church and State, Politics News
Disgrasian

They used to put Scripture like this on t-shirts in my Southern Baptist youth group, to get us kids pumped about spending the first week of summer, the first taste of freedom...quietly studying the Bible.

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