News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, October 17, 2011
“Though diverse in many ways what the One Percents have in common is the extraordinary amount of the nation’s wealth they control.”
The biggest sporting event in the world is probably the Olympics. The next biggest is the FIFA World Cup. The next biggest is something I bet most of you have never heard of. The Rugby World Cup. It is...
Stating that gay people were born with their orientation seems like the perfect counter to the conservative argument that being gay is a choice, but this life-affirming rebuttal opens the door to other attacks.
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, October 14, 2011
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, October 13, 2011
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, October 12, 2011
News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, October 11, 2011
لا إله إلا الله ، وأن محمدا رسول الله.( There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.)
~Sunni Shahada
The Arab World Before Islam
Before we delve into the religion of Islam itself, let's look at Arab...
When the London (and other English cities)riots rampaged earlier this year, I read with droll amusement, the armchair activist quarterbacks' wistful comments in Huffington Post and elsewhere, basking in admiration and awe of what they thought they were seeing.
Viewed from...
RECENT POSTS
Happy New Year! It’s Going to Be a Wild Ride
Lucifer and Mazakeen are making plans for Trump's presidential visit.
Affirmative Action, DEI, Voting Rights, They Want It All Part 2
How different would this country be if not for the logic of Jefferson and the citizens of the fledgling country we call the United States, clinging to their views of their right to enslave people who were free in their country but kidnapped and brought here against their will as enslaved individuals, designated as non-human and doomed to the inhumanity of enslavement?
I Believe in God, But I Hate Religion Part 2
The thought of eternal suffering is a significant motivator for those who are strong in their religious beliefs. It is also conducive to those who push various religious doctrines on their congregants to keep them in line.