Day: September 15, 2010
Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas
So what's the difference? It is this. Some expressions of bigotry are permissible in this country and some aren't. One had best keep your anti-black racism to yourself — or pretend it's just about Obama as the Limbaughs and right-wingers do. Same with Jews, where, as the Thomas case demonstrates, expressing disdain for Israel, let alone Jews, can be a career killer. But it's still okay to express open prejudice towards gays and lesbians, Latino immigrants (legal or illegal) and, above all, Muslims and Arabs. [From Jeff Goldberg Defends Marty Peretz — But Not That Bigot, Helen Thomas] islamophobia, anti-Muslim
What’s in a(n American) name? | wondermentwoman.com
What’s in a(n American) name? | wondermentwoman.com. Unlike today’s article, “no new name” was meant to be a feel-good feature demonstrating America’s tolerance and diversity. Here is why it wasn’t: There is no such thing as an “American” name.
The Meaning of the Koran – NYTimes.com
Someone who has actually read the Qur’an and figured out like all scripture, it is full of contradiction. The Meaning of the Koran – NYTimes.com. But I should concede that I haven’t told the whole story. Even while calling Jesus the word of God — and “the Messiah” — the Koran denies that he was the son of God or was himself divine. And, though the Koran does call the Jews God’s chosen people, and sings the praises of Moses, and says that Jews and Muslims worship the same God, it also has anti-Jewish, and for that matter anti-Christian, passages.