Intolerance

In 2012, Moderates Are the New Liberals

Dave Helfert | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Compromise, Founding Fathers, Moderates, Intolerance, Conservatives, Republican Moderates, Moderate Republicans, Dick Lugar, Tea Party Republicans, Tea Party, Politics News

The Legislative branch of our government is totally dysfunctional. Representatives and Senators used to point with pride to accomplishments. Today, they campaign on what they've stopped.

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Accessorizing Hate

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Bias, Jesus, Non-Profits, Gays and Lesbians, United States, Love, Bigotry, Minorities, Civil Rights Movement, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Southern Baptists, Kindness, Non-Profit-Tax-Status, Religious Tolerance, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Christianity and Homosexuality, Murder, Politics, God, Hate Speech, Politics News

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union. We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. Th...

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Trayvon Martin, Draftee

Stephen Herrington | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: American Indians, Intolerance, Armenian Genocide, Race, Bigotry, Trayvon Martin, Politics News

I mourn for Trayvon. I mourn for Tulsa. I mourn for a hundred years of lynching. I mourn for three centuries of slavery as I mourn for Wounded Knee and the Trail of Tears.

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The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum

Larry Doyle | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Religion, Politics, Intolerance, Humor, Satire, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum, The Simpsons, Separation of Church and State, Comedy News

Unlike Christians, Santorum and his fellow Roman Catholics participate in a barbaric ritual dating back two millennia, in which followers then line up to eat Jesus meat and drink his holy blood in a cannibalistic reverie not often seen outside Cinemax.

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Let's Not Repeat the Mistakes of History

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Japanese Internment Camps, Intolerance, Internment Camps, Politics News

This week we commemorate the 70th anniversary of a shameful and dark chapter in American history: the forced relocation and incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent -- the vast majority of whom were citizens.

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Religious Tolerance in Nigeria: A View From the North

Margee Ensign | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Religion, Muslim, Intolerance, Tolerance, Conflict, Nigeria, Christian, Boko Haram, World News

Nigeria has many problems. At the moment religious intolerance is not one of them. We all pray that the inaccurate reporting does not fuel fear, hatred and more deaths. We all hope that the story of faiths coming together in harmony and support is recognized and celebrated.

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John and Ken: The Best Apology Is a Farewell Message

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Intolerance, John and Ken, Clear Channel, Shock Jocks, Radio, Racism, Immigration, Los Angeles, Bigotry, Chirla, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, Los Angeles News

If Clear Channel is sincere about their intent to serve Los Angeles' diverse communities they should take John and Ken off the air immediately.

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The Struggle For Equal Rights In America

Scott Pasfield | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Religion, Homosexuality, Intolerance, Civil Rights, American Gay Men, Slidepollajax, Coming Out, Equal Rights, Gay Men, Gay in America, Books News

One night four years ago, I became obsessed by the idea that if I could meet a gay man, couple or family from every state, photograph them and tell their stories, I could make a book that would change hearts and minds.

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Bill Donohue Gets on The Ledge

Matthew Chapman | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Intolerance, Catholicism, Religious Bigotry, The Ledge, Religious Intolerance, Bill Donohue, Bigotry, The Ledge Film, Culture News

If Bill Donahue traveled a little more he'd know there are many countries where attempts to censor criticism of religion -- as the Catholic League attempts to do -- are rightly considered archaic and repulsive.

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Self-Righteousness: Why Do Some Of Us Think Only We Are Right?

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Religious Intolerance, Radicalism, Self-Righteousness, Intolerance, Healthy Living News

When we get into the habit of competing over our beliefs, wanting to impose them upon others and not being able to relate to those with different views, then we limit the unlimited life.

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The War On Christmas: When 'Merry Christmas' Isn't Very Merry

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holidays, Npr, War on Christmas, Intolerance, Christmas, War on Christmas Politics, Christmas Tolerance, War on Christmas Intolerance, Religious Tolerance, Healthy Living News

Don't we have more important things to worry about than whether a friend, coworker, or newscaster uses a phrase like "Christmas party" or "Merry Christmas."

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Lesson from Arizona: Proceed with Caution

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, State Budgets, Intolerance, State Budget Crisis, Economy, Racism, Immigration, Anti-Immigration-Legislation, Arizona, Hispanics, Anti-Immigrant Laws, Sb 1070, Sb-1070-Lawsuit, Anti-Immigrant, Politics News

As debate continues over SB 1070, the Arizona law that would essentially codify racial profiling as accepted police practice, no group is paying close...

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Does Fear Rule Your Life?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Fear Politics, Intolerance, Media Fear, Politics Fear, The Inner Life, Xenophobia, Fear Media, Healthy Living News

As fear spreads, it reassures us that we are not alone in this unfounded fear, that we are right to believe the enemy is the "other."

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The Psychology of Forgiveness, Compassion and Acceptance

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Intolerance, Cooperation, Psychology of Belief, Religious Intolerance, Discrimination, Forgiveness, Tolerance, Love, Compassion, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Words like forgiveness, tolerance, compassion, and acceptance are not new to us, but there may be some uncertainty as to how to apply these concepts t...

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Faking It: The Secret to Long, Lush Lashes

Napoleon Perdis | Posted 05.25.2011

Not everyone can boast Kim Kardashian's buxom lashes, so why not try falsies? They're undeniably fun and an instant way to enhance the eyes.

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The National Security Case for Religious Tolerance

Timothy A. Ridout | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Counterterrorism, National Security, Terrorism, Religious Freedom, Islamic Extremists, Jihadi Propaganda, Religious Tolerance, Quran Burning, Politics News

For every Muslim that is the victim of a hate crime, for every vandalized mosque, for every self-serving pundit that spreads hatred by misrepresenting Islam, American national security is endangered.

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Mosques and Mindfulness at Ground Zero

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Creating-Peace, Intolerance, Mosques, Interfaith, Christianity, Ground Zero, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

To most of us modern folks, Ground Zero refers to a location in Manhattan. Some of us were physically there on 9/11; the rest of us were emotionally and spiritually close.

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Will the Real America Please Stand Up

Suzanne E. Spaulding | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Freedom, Intolerance, Anti-Muslim Sentiment, Koran Burning, Burn the Koran, Politics News

I have been increasingly concerned over the last few weeks about the anti-Muslim rhetoric that has been spreading across the country, from opposition ...

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Extremism, the Makeover, and Election 2010

Hans Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Supreme Court, Jerry Falwell, Social Security, 2010 Elections, Martyrdom, President Obama, 9/11, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Cincinnati, Scott Roeder, Mccarthyism, Lou Engle, Ten Commandments, George Tiller, Ken Mehlman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Minimum Wage, 2012 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee, Antigay Initiatives, 2010 Redistricting, Joe Miller, Gerald Ford, Clean Water Act, Kalamazoo, Contraception, Newt Gingrich, Carly Fiorina, Republican Party, Ground Zero Mosque, Americans With Disabilities Act, Scapegoating, Karl Rove, Intolerance, Sodomy Laws, Marco Rubio, Cenk Uygur, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Immigrant Laws, Hastings College of Law, Rand Paul, David Barton, Unemployment Crisis, Sarah Palin, LGBT Rights, Glenn Beck, Anti-Muslim Bias, Alveda King, Sharron Angle, Extremism, Elections 2010, Politics News

Not long ago, a passing familiarity with Bible verses, a flair for rhetoric, and hunger for a following could be enough to land someone in a small-tow...

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Standing In Solidarity Against Islamophobia

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

The current tide of anti-Muslim sentiment has increased the call of religious leaders and lay people to come out and show their support amid heightened instances of vocal and physical hate mongering.

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Religion: When Democracy Becomes Hypocrisy

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Synagogues, Khan Imam Abdul Rauf, Intolerance, Terrorists, War on Terror, Obama Muslim, Middle East, Muslims, Religious Intolerance, Churches, Tolerance, Freedom of Religion, Politics News

The combat, the hypocrisy, the grandstanding, the bravado, it's killing us. We are fighting over a piece of land and religion is once again at the heart of it.

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The U.S. Military's 1947 Warning on Intolerance

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, US Military, Intolerance, The Environmentalist, Propaganda, Tolerance, Prejudice, Politics, Religion, Environment, Koch Industries, Religion and Politics, Integration, Glenn Beck, Muslim, Tea Party, Mlk, I Have a Dream, Sarah Palin, Lincoln Memorial, Glenn Beck Rally, Tea Party Movement, Martin Luther King, Koch Brothers, Islam, Van Jones, Green, Barack Obama, Unions, Discrimination, Politics News

It is and always has been a risk in free societies that those interested in power or ideology will take advantage of those freedoms to deny the same to others.

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A Mosque at Ground Zero and the Source of American Greatness

John Milewski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Cato Institute, Doug Bandow, First Amendment, Intolerance, Dwight Eisenhower, American Values, Little Rock, Religious Freedom, Constitution, Muslim, New York City, Politics News

The debate over the proposed building of an Islamic center and mosque a few blocks from "Ground Zero" has resulted in off the charts displays of demag...

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The World Is Full of Ground Zeroes

William Spear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Intolerance, Religious Freedom, Jewish Culture, Race, Racial Profiling, Islamic Extremism, The Diary of Anne Frank, Race Issues, William Spear, Ground Zero Islamic Center, Religion News

After 9/11 and in the years since, I've watched the anti-Muslim drumbeat intensify in ways that impact multitudes of innocent people.

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Americans Wish Limbaugh Would Take a Vacation to Spain, Mars

Rip Empson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Intolerance, Kanye West, Rush Limbaugh, Mel Gibson, Shark Week, Obama Vacation, Racism, American Medical Association, Media, Media News, Spain, Comedy News

First Lady Michelle Obama has been taking some heat lately for embarking on an expensive vacation to Spain, the Journal of Insignificant Non-Issues re...

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