Tag: Religion

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When is Terrorism Not Actually Terrorism? Let’s Talk About Nice

As we learn more about the Bastille Day attack in Nice, the idea that this was some sort of terror attack is morphing into something different, and raises disturbing questions about how we perceive crime. They said he was a strange, weird loner. As France reels from what seemed like yet another in a horrific terror attack, this time in… Read more →

Welcome to the Slippery Slope: Religious Leaders Now Asking For More Exemptions

One of my favorite scenes in The Godfather was when a now retired Vito Corleone warns his son Michael that after he was gone, the head of the rival family would make an attempt on his life under the pretense of organizing a meeting in order to make peace. Sometimes, truth is a little stranger than fiction. In the wake of… Read more →