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Category Archives: Violence
Beat the Jew game?
“Appalling“? That’s an understatement.
Posted in Holocaust, Judaism, Religion Blog, Violence
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A discussion of Christianist militia groups
I’m not up on my contemporary American eschatology, but some of the comments here pinpointed some rather nuanced, for me, distinctions. The most startling comment was by Prof. Butler from Univ. of Pennsylvania when she made the distinction between merely … Continue reading
Posted in Church and State, Politics, Religion Blog, Violence
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Neda, dictatorship and Iran
Today a student objected to my calling Iran a dictatorship. “It is a democracy,” he said. He did have a point. There are plenty of other places worse than Iran. Travel plans? Nope. I’ll stay right here in greatly flawed … Continue reading
More religious strife in Iraq
It’s sad that there’s been an uptick in suicide bombings and the like in Iraq. This was from earlier this month from the BBC: On Monday a female suicide bomber killed at least 41 and wounded more than 100 people … Continue reading
Copts killed in Egypt
Sad. Sad. From CNN. Shooters opened fire at a gathering outside an eastern Egyptian church, killing six during the celebration of a Christian sect’s Christmas Eve, Egypt’s Interior Ministry reported. The situation for Copts has been deteriorating. This story about … Continue reading
Mennonites in Mexico
I heard this segment on Public Radio International’sThe World this afternoon. Mexico is the last place I think of when I hear the word “Mennonite”. You can read more about the religion here. We do have a Gator connection, though. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Violence
Tagged Mennonites, Mexico
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