Mar 3, 2015 | Conservativism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Good Men Project (March 3, 2015)
Matthew Rozsa explains how bigotry and lack of honor go hand-in-hand.
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To understand why public trust in our government and political parties has reached historic lows, simply look at the latest maneuver by social conservatives to squelch gay rights. True, it seems self-evident that supporting discrimination is always despicable, regardless of whether it’s based on differences in race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.... Read Original Article
Mar 3, 2015 | mic, Millennials, Religion and Religious Issues, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (March 3, 2015)
A New York Times article published last week drew attention to the growing trend among affluent, intelligent, and socially well-adjusted young women joining ISIS or other Islamic terrorist organizations. This phenomenon struck the Grey Lady as particularly curious because, as a lawyer for the families of one of the girls put it: “It is those young people who are liked, who are smart, who think, who are caring, who are ripe for radicalization” instead of the outcasts.... Read Original Article
Feb 12, 2015 | Gun Control, mic, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Daily Dot (February 12, 2015)
The Chapel Hill shootings are a wake-up call for American atheists.
Although there is still uncertainty about Craig Stephen Hicks’ motives for murdering three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina, much attention has been drawn to his outspoken atheism. “The man’s bigotry clearly had a role in this, and the source of that bigotry was ‘anti-theism,’ as he himself put it on Facebook,” wrote one commenter on Reddit’s r/atheism subreddit.... Read Original Article
Feb 11, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (February 11, 2015)
If there is one thing we can learn from the Christian Right’s continued response to President Obama’s National Prayer Breakfast speech, it is that religious prejudice isn’t limited to any specific religion. Ironically, the online effort by social conservatives to rebut Obama’s most controversial point—namely, that we “remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ”—wound up demonstrating precisely why he was correct in making it.... Read Original Article
Jan 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Internet Culture, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
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Jan 12, 2015 | mic, Religion and Religious Issues, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Daily Dot (January 12, 2015)
Even before the events in Paris this week, many Americans already harbored prejudicial attitudes toward Muslims, and not surprisingly, there has been a flurry of Islamophobia in the immediate aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, but it’s all part of a long history of treating and fearing Muslims as the Other.... Read Original Article
