Year: 2004
I confess, I was amused
A friend was insulted, but doesn’t read the blog on a (semi-)regular basis. I think the real criticism is the hypocrisy of the Republicans, but you decide.
Feed your mind
Approaching the Ramadan fast for the first time. (Link courtesy of The Velveteen Rabbi.)
Let Freedom Ring/Reign/March; Just let it be Free
If we are a country of freedom; if we are hated for our freedoms; if freedom is on the march; if freedom reigns; why are we fighting a war on terror(ism)? Shouldn’t we be working towards freedom from fear?
Faith in the absence of Reason
Read this piece to understand what can happen when you deny part of God’s gift to humanity, intellect.
Quote on American Islam
Abdul Rauf, Feisal. What’s Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West.
Fund Free Mammograms
This site operates like the Hunger Site, but for mammograms…. Both programs are actually hosted on the same site, as are several other charitable causes.
Faith in the absence of Reason
Read this piece to understand what can happen when you deny part of God’s gift to humanity, intellect.
More Terrorist Attacks Foiled
And why are the spectacular failures of the DOJ in prosecuting their high-profile cases not getting the same coverage? The media is complicit with the Bush administration in making this country less secure and eroding the ideals of America.
Ramadan Mubarak
Fasting, of course, is not simply about the physical abstention from food, but also of controlling one’s lower self, whether in thought or deed. I am desperate need of that sort of re-centering as I hear that the US is considering outsourcing torture; that we are treating our troops with more and more disregard; that people are actively being disenfranchised, and no one seems to care.