Tag Archives: Muslim

The Humanists present their “sensible approach to Islam”

By Mark | September 24, 2012

A few times a year, inspired by my ever-growing admiration for Kurt Vonnegut, I get the urge to delve into Humanism. (For those of you who are unaware of what Humanism is, Vonnegut, a devout Humanist, described it thusly… “Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you […]

Posted in Religious Extremism, Uncategorized | Also tagged American Humanist Association, human rights, Humanism, jihad, jingoism, Kurt Vonnegut, nativism, radical Islam, religions, religious extremism, religious fundamentalism, secularism, separation of church and state, Sharia law, terrorism, the secularist agenda, theocracy, women's rights, xenophobia | 7 Comments

On the murder of our ambassador to Libya and the shameless politicization of his death

By Mark | September 13, 2012

If you believe what we’re being told in the press, an Israeli real estate developer in California by the name of Sam Bacile, raised $5 million from 100 Jewish donors in order to make a film about the “cancer” that is Islam. That’s Bacile’s word, not mine. Before you get mad at Bacile, though, there’s […]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Benghazi, Cairo, Chris Stevens, conspiracy theory, Coptic, donkey, Egypt, EOS, homophobia, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, jihad, L. Ron Hubbard, Libya, moderate Islam, Mohammed, Mohammed Magarief, Mormon, Obama, Qaddafi, Reince Preibus, religious freedom, religious fundamentalism, Romney, Salafis, Sam Bacile, terrorism, Terry Jones, The Book of Mormon, the prophet, xenophobia | 118 Comments

Which of these three videos do you find most upsetting?

By Mark | November 19, 2011

First, we have video of a peacefully protesting Iraq war veteran by the name of Kayvan Sabehgi being severely beaten by Oakland riot police. It’s being reported that his spleen was lacerated in the attack. Next, we have Daily Show corespondent Samantha Bee exposing the class divisions taking shape between protesters in Zuccotti Park. The […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Ann-Marie Murrell, Birthers, Daily Show, George Soros, Jennie Jones, Jennique Stewart, Kayvan Sabehgi, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, police brutality, PolitiChicks, Snopes, The Patriot Update, Victoria Jackson, Zuccotti Park | 15 Comments

France and the perceived failure of multiculturalism

By Mark | September 18, 2011

The French government announced on Friday that, from now on, public prayer would be illegal. The move, which comes on the heels of legislation prohibiting French students from wearing headscarves and French women from wearing the face-covering niqab in public, is said to be in response to the fact that French Muslims, unable to find […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics | Also tagged A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population, assimilation, France, honor killings, laïcité, Marine Le Pen, Marseille, McGuillicuddy, MetaFilter, mosques, multiculturalism, National Front, Nazi analogies, Nazi occupation, Nicolas Sarkozy, niqab, Paris, prayer, public prayer, public streets, secularism, separation of church and state, stealing content from Metafilter, UMP | 33 Comments

John Stossel’s Presidential debate

By Mark | June 13, 2011

In searching around online for video of tonight’s Republican debate, I stumbled across this disturbing piece of footage from Fox News. The guy on the right is Gary Johnson, who, if you can believe it, is probably one of the more legitimate candidates in the Republican field. You won’t see him in tonight’s Republican debate, […]