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Paul's Fetish on Civil Rights

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Gop, Racism, Ron Paul 2012, Bigotry, Ron Paul and Civil Rights, Ron Paul, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Paul's oft times uttered quip that private business owners have an absolute right to decide what to do with their own property; to make his point that it is legally wrong to tell private business owners what they can do with their business is laughable.

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Am I A Bigot for Not Letting My Kids Celebrate Christmas?

Deborah Gaines | Posted 12.22.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Holiday, Christmas, Religion, Chanukah, Diversity, Bigotry, Family, Racism, Hanukkah, Fifty News
Deborah Gaines

My youngest son was entranced by his buddy's Christmas Village and helped "redecorate" it with tanks and soldiers -- now part of their Christmas tradition. "The price of peace is eternal vigilance," his father laughed. All this makes me profoundly uncomfortable.

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All-American Muslims, Meet Un-Christ-Like Christians

Christian Piatt | Posted 12.21.2011 | Religion

Read More: Islam, Boycott, Tlc, Muslim Americans, The Learning Channel, David Caton, The Daily Show, All American Muslim, Jon Stewart, Muslims, Christianity, Christians, Discrimination, Florida Family Association, Lowes All American Muslim, Belief, Faith, Bigotry, Lowes, Video, Religion News
Christian Piatt

In railing against the depiction of Muslims as mainstream Americans, the forces behind FFA expose in their own ranks the very fundamentalist type of aggression they claim to fear.

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Corporations Pulling Ads From All-American Muslim Are Engaged In Jim Crow-Style Discrimination

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 12.12.2011 | Media

Read More: Islamophobia, Religious Bigotry, All American Muslim, Discrimination, Lowe's, Bigotry, Media News
Abdulrahman El-Sayed

By pulling its advertisements from a television show meant to normalize the Muslim experience, Lowe's and other corporations have tapped into that murky history of institutional discrimination.

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A New Lowe For Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Kari Ansari | Posted 12.12.2011 | Religion

Read More: All American Muslim, Religious Bigotry, Lowe's, Bigotry, Islam in America, Islam, Religious Tolerance, Islamophobia, Tlc All American Muslim, Muslim Americans, Lowes All American Muslim, Religion News
Kari Ansari

Sadly, a small group of anti-Islam bigots were able to hoodwink a major American retailer into thinking an innocuous show is some sort of stealth jihad on America.

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Keep Religion Out of Politics

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 11.15.2011 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Defamation League, Mitt Romney, Religious Freedom, Mormons, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Faith, Bigotry, Abraham Foxman, Mitt Romney Mormon, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Politics News
Abraham H. Foxman

All candidates of good faith must swiftly, publicly and definitively reject and repudiate religious-based election appeals.

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The Line Between Bigotry and Fair Cultural Critique

Mira Sucharov | Posted 11.08.2011 | Canada

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Sociology, Gilad Shalit, Bigotry, Culture, Arab Israeli Conflict, Canada News
Mira Sucharov

Why, when I see other cultures being critiqued, I sometimes bristle, while at other times I welcome it as thoughtful analysis? Because employing a measure of tastefulness and mindfulness and listening to others makes all the difference.

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John and Ken: The Best Apology Is a Farewell Message

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 12.20.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Immigration Reform, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Intolerance, John and Ken, Clear Channel, Shock Jocks, Radio, Racism, Immigration, Los Angeles, Bigotry, Chirla, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, Los Angeles News
Jorge-Mario Cabrera

If Clear Channel is sincere about their intent to serve Los Angeles' diverse communities they should take John and Ken off the air immediately.

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Hate: The Tie That Binds the Religious Right

James Peron | Posted 12.13.2011 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Mormons, Fundamentalism, Religious Right, Hate, Bigotry, Rick Perry, Elections 2012, Republicans, Politics News
James Peron

Since fundamentalists make up the bulk of the Religious Right today, and they loathe their Mormon and Catholic allies, what keeps this coalition together? Only finding a perceived enemy, whom they all hate more than each other, allows them to work together.

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Know Nothings and Immigrants: Some Things Never Change

James Peron | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Nativism, Immigrants, Immigration, Irish, Bigotry, Xenophobia, Politics News
James Peron

The complaints that were made about Irish immigrants are pretty similar to those we hear today about Mexican immigrants. The xenophobes insisted the Irish were lazy, prone to crime, drank too much, and were stealing jobs from good white Americans.

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DADT May Be Gone, But Its Bigoted Legacy Remains

Noah Baron | Posted 11.22.2011 | Politics

Read More: Dadt, LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Bigotry, Civil Rights, Dadt Repeal, Freedom, Politics News
Noah Baron

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" might be over, but the legacy of second-class status for LGBT Americans, including those who serve in the military, is not.

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Can Ethnic Pride Translate into Hatred?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.01.2011 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Ethnicity, Hispanic, St. Patrick?S Day, Hispanics, Prejudice, Race, Racial Warfare, German, Appalachia, Education, Racism, Ethnic Pride, Discrimination, Tribalism, Irish, Racial Bigotry, Bigotry, Advocacy, Latino Voices News
Daniel Cubias

Does being an activist for your own race mean discriminating against others?

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The Day Hate Became Everyone's Problem

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 08.30.2011 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Civil Liberties, Anti-Defamation League, Twin Towers, Bigotry, Hate Groups, 9/11 Anniversary, World News
Abraham H. Foxman

If the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor was, in the words of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the "date that shall live in infamy," 9/11 was the "day that hate became everyone's problem."

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Anti-Muslim Sentiment Clouds $1M Gift To Joplin Schools

Randy Turner | Posted 10.10.2011 | Education

Read More: Racism, Joplin Schools, Joplin Tornado, Prejudice, Muslim, Bigotry, Arab, United Arab Emirates, Education News
Randy Turner

Who could argue with such an outpouring of humanity? Who could argue with the evidence of the effect Joplin has had on the world? Sadly, some of those who are arguing come from within Joplin.

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Confronting Bigotry in Surfing

Zach Weisberg | Posted 09.13.2011 | Sports

Read More: Anti-Semitism, The Inertia, Stab Magazine, Professional Surfing, Surf Media, Diversity, Racism, Bigotry, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Chas Smith, Mick Fanning, Sports News
Zach Weisberg

While surfing (like most sports) can be a transcendent unifier, it has also developed an astoundingly ironic and nuanced culture. To a large extent, surf culture thrives on divisiveness.

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Bill Donohue Gets on The Ledge

Matthew Chapman | Posted 09.12.2011 | Culture

Read More: Catholic Church, Intolerance, Catholicism, Religious Bigotry, The Ledge, Religious Intolerance, Bill Donohue, Bigotry, The Ledge Film, Culture News
Matthew Chapman

If Bill Donahue traveled a little more he'd know there are many countries where attempts to censor criticism of religion -- as the Catholic League attempts to do -- are rightly considered archaic and repulsive.

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Battleground North Carolina: Midnight Madness & the Southern Backlash

Michael Carmichael | Posted 08.16.2011 | Politics

Read More: Charlotte, Queen City, Tea Party, Progressives, Reagan Democrats, North Carolina General Assembly, David Dayen, Segregationist-Politics, Governor Beverly Perdue, Bev Perdue, Dccc, James Crawford, Racism, Party of Five, Granville County, Naacp, Bigotry, Blue Dog Democrats, North Carolina, Teapublicans, Louisiana, Dixiecrat, Racist, Alabama, Blue Dog Caucus, Progressive Movement, Oxford, Barack Obama, James W. Crawford, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Henry Marrow, Christian Conservatives, Blue Dogs, Art Pope, Ncae, Jessecrat, Kochs, Terri Sewell, Republicansegregation, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

While there is a growing progressive trend supporting vetoes of radical right-wing legislation, there is a definite backlash against centrist, populist, Blue Dog-style Democrats in North Carolina and all across the South.

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If You Can Write Hate-Filled, Obscenity-Laced Emails to Total Strangers, Thank a Public Employee

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.31.2011 | Politics

Read More: Fox News, Social Security, Tea Party, Socialism, Rush Limbaugh, Bigotry, Father Coughlin, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

If you can write a hate-filled, obscenity-laced email to a total stranger, like the one I just received, then thank a teacher. And if you can put your money in a bank and know it'll be there tomorrow, thank the government for that.

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Are White People Disenfranchised?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 07.14.2011 | Politics

Read More: Latino, Illegal Immigration, Immigrants, Immigration, Hispanics, White People, Charles Gallagher, Spanish Language, Hate Mail, Great Recession, Illegal Immigrants, Discrimination, Bigotry, Latinos, Hispanic, Racial Discrimination, Tim Wise, Cnn, Disenfranchisement, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Recently, I received some hate mail from a white supremacist. It's a rare, but not unprecedented occurrence. Her sentiments were ignorant and bizarre...

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No Place To Hide: A Buddhist Perspective On Birthers

Sharon Salzberg | Posted 07.03.2011 | Religion

Read More: Obama Birth Certificate, Hate, Buddhism, Judaism, Bigotry, Barack Obama, Martin Neimoller, President Obama, Birthers, Birtherism, Religious Tolerance, American Buddhism, Religion News
Sharon Salzberg

I agreed that the questioning of the president's birth place was a conscious form of race baiting, and I considered that day a very sad day in this country, illuminating a great deal of divisiveness, bigotry, and ignorance.

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British Man Sentenced To 70 days For Burning Quran

Posted 06.19.2011 | Religion

Read More: Koran, British Quran Burning, Andrew Ryan, Quran, U.K., Quran Burning Sentence, Bigotry, Quran Burning, Islam, Religion News

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) A British former soldier has been jailed for burning a copy of the Quran in front of shoppers in Englan...

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After Tahrir: Protecting U.S. Muslims From Bigotry

Clay Shirky | Posted 05.26.2011 | Politics

Read More: Egypt Protests, Islamophobia, Egypt Revolution, Tahrir Square, American Muslims, Muslims, Muslim, Bigotry, Politics News
Clay Shirky

During the revolution in Egypt, Coptic Christians in Tahrir Square held hands around Muslims conducting Friday prayers to protect them from surprise attack. Why aren't we doing the same here in the United States?

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Has Anti-Latino Sentiment Peaked?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Population, Latino, Undocumented Immigrants, Ethnicity, Illegal Immigration, Utah Immigration Law, Immigrants, Immigration, Arizona, Hispanics, Prejudice, Utah, 2010 Census Population Growth, Kansas, Virgil Peck, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Census, Racism, Gop, Discrimination, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Adam and Steve, Republican Party, Bigotry, Latinos, Liberal Media, Racial Hostility, Anti-Latino, Xenophobia, Hispanic, Undocumented Immigration, Population Demographics, Racial Discrimination, Ethnic Hatred, Anti-Hispanic, Gay Marriage, Undocumented, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Virgil Peck's feeble attempt at humor lines up with the more overt shrieking of those conservatives who are terrified of Latinos, immigrants, undocumented people, or all three. They know that their mindset, once the default setting for the nation, is fading away.

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Police Use Licensing Laws to Do End-Run Around Constitution

James Peron | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Racism, Police, Bigotry, Business Licensing, Warrantless, Politics News
James Peron

Across the country, police agencies have discovered a loophole that enables them to ignore Constitutional protections. It is a loophole large enough t...

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Calling on Fred Hiatt and Donald Graham: Jennifer Rubin & Israel-Bashing?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Donald Graham, Israel, Palestine, Washington Post, Fred Hiatt, Civility, Bigotry, Jennifer Rubin, Israel-Bashing, Media News
Steve Clemons

I would like to know from Jennifer Rubinwhat I have ever said that deserves the characterization I received today at the Washington Post. What does she consider makes me an Israel-basher?

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