Extremists

Balloon Boy Sheriff: Marines "Travel Agents To Allah"

The Coloradoan | Adam Chodak | Posted 12.03.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bumper Sticker, Extremists, Muslim, Speech, Marines, Politically Incorrect, Balloon Boy, Politically Correct, Sheriff, Jim Alderden, Denver News

A volunteer for the nonprofit Muslims Against Hunger group is not upset Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden plans to hold a Christmas tree-trimming pa...

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Freeing God And Religion From The Confines Of Faith And Reason

Alan Lurie | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Extremists, Religion, Bible-Literalists, The Bible, Atheism, Fact, Reason, Experience, Atheists, Dogmatism, Criticism, God, Faith, Spirituality, Living News
Alan Lurie

Let's be honest; we like extreme views: Such strong, black and white positions are more exciting and accessible, especially relating to such complex issues as religion and faith.

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Health Care and Hate in Alhambra

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Extremists, Debate, Health Activists, Right-Wingers, Health Care Reform, Congressman Adam Schiff, Obama, Republicans, Health Care, Democrats, Town Meetings, Politics News
Peter Dreier

At the town hall I attended, which attracted over 2,000 people, the pro-Obama forces clearly outnumbered the right-wingers, but you couldn't tell from the TV news reports or the newspaper stories.

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Is This the End of Democracy?

Jim Selman | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Extremists, Kennedys, Democracy, Martin Luther King, September 11th, Barack Obama, Lebanon, Watergate, Health Care Debate, Liberals, John F. Kennedy Junior Assassination, Cold War, Soul of Democracy, Vietnam Loss of American Innocence, Of the People by the People for the People, Pledge of Allegiance, Islamic Extremism, Conservatives, Vietnam, Martin Luther King Assassination, Right-Wing Extremism, Extremism, Politics News
Jim Selman

Is there still time to recover and restore American Democracy to its bare essentials -- a government "of the people, by the people and for the people"? I don't know. Today we are on the brink.

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Dr. Carhart, Under Threat From "Domestic Terrorist Network," Abandoned by Federal Marshalls

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dr. Carhart, Extremists, Anti-Choice, Domestic Terrorism, Late Abortions, Pro-Choice, Clinic Violence, Dr. Tiller, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion Protesters, Antiabortion, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

Dr. Carhart lost his federal marshal protection two weeks ago, much to the alarm of pro-choice leaders, leaving him vulnerable at a time when anti-choice violence has been escalating.

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