Nov 30, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans
Published: MSNBC (November 30, 2015)
Pundits and candidates alike are now accusing Donald Trump of being a fascist or neo-Nazi. Some are even comparing him to Adolf Hitler. This is a serious problem – not for Trump, mind you, but for our collective intelligence as Americans. When we imply that the sinister Trump phenomenon represents something new on the American scene, we gloss over the ugliest parts of our political history, and in the process make it more likely that those mistakes will be repeated.... Read Original Article
Nov 20, 2015 | Foreign Policy, Immigration, mic, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Salon (November 20, 2015), The Daily Dot (November 18, 2015)
As the world reels from the last Friday’s terrorist attack in Paris, millions of people have taken to Twitter to share their grief and outrage… and many echoed Donald Trump’s call to “bomb the shit” out of them.
The desire to immediately strike back at ISIS with overwhelming force is understandable.... Read Original Article
Oct 24, 2015 | mic, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: The Good Men Project (October 24, 2015)
It’s somewhat amazing that, despite having written more than 400 articles in the past four years, I’ve never really touched on my religious beliefs. My Asperger’s Syndrome and depression, romantic relationships and childhood traumas, even my Jewish background (from a heritage standpoint)… All these sensitive and personal matters have been explored in my previous articles.... Read Original Article
Sep 22, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
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Sep 10, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, History, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
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Sep 1, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, mic, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: The Good Men Project (September 1, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa deconstructs the dangerous logic being used by the anti-gay rights movement in America today.
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Over the last week or so, there has been a growing problem with the logic of the anti-gay rights movement. Let’s see if this article from the right-wing blog InfoWars about Vester Lee Flanagan, the African-American gay man who shot two reporters in Virginia, gives you a clue:
“Police reportedly confiscated a gay pride flag from Flanagan’s apartment on Wednesday, but in an example of hypocrisy, this hasn’t sparked outrage from liberals who wanted to ban the Confederate flag due to its association with Charleston, S.C.... Read Original Article
