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// The recent Quran burning incident and rampage by an American soldier have probably irreparably harmed the United States’ image in Afghanistan, and in the larger region. Not to say that it was all that great to begin with. American policy makers should understand that the longer the US has a military presence in the [...]
// Those who argue that Islam is basically incompatible with the secular and humanist values of the west, while Christianity is friendly to them, often focus on two major arguments. First, on a historical basis, they cite the supposedly “peaceful” origins of Christianity relative to the violent origins of Islam. Second, on a theological or [...]
// One of the more curious attributes I have encountered among very intelligent and thoughtful religious people is the tendency to give great deference to traditional beliefs, and the texts in which those beliefs are written. For devout Christians, the Bible is given de facto preference, and they will quote from it liberally to validate [...]
