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Fanaticism

Confronting Neo-Nazi And Skinhead Fanaticism In Northern Europe?

Kemal Argon | Posted 03.24.2012 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Interreligious Understanding, Anti-Terrorism, Radicalization, Fanaticism, Neo-Nazis, Interfaith Relations, Radical Islam, Skinheads, Interfaith Dialogue, Interreligious Dialogue, Extremism, Lone-Wolf Terror, Right-Wing Extremism, Judaism, Christianity, Brevik, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Interfaith, Religion News
Kemal Argon

This kind of interfaith work might be compared to throwing a small stone into a pond: there is usually not a big splash but the ripples slowly proceed everywhere, bringing their important message.

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Why Is Raising Children Religion-Free Still Taboo?

Jayanti Tamm | Posted 07.24.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religion, Fanaticism, Cults, Ethics, Raising Children, Morality, Parenting, Faith, Belief, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Jayanti Tamm

Of course, children can, and many do, grow up and shed the burden of that imposed belief system. But why should parents impose upon their children a religion to lose?

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Fanatics Defame Murdered U.S. Soldiers

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Islamophobia, Fanaticism, Walid Shoebat, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Chip Berlet

A small group of fanatics plan to hijack a memorial event on Sunday ostensibly dedicated to the memory of soldiers who died in an attack last year at ...

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US to Muslims: Please Sit at the Back of the Bus

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Terry Jones, Miami University Ohio, Cultural Revolution, Pentagon, Islamophobia, Muslim Americans, St. Bart?S Episcopal Church, Extremism, 9/11, Mike Bloomberg, New York City Police Bias Unit, America, Martin Niemoller, Fanaticism, Gainesville, Jim Luce, Freedom Summer, City Hall, Terrorists, Kristallnacht, Central Synagogue, Islam, Lower Manhattan, Fundamentalist Mindset, Asma, United States, Hate Graffiti, New York City, Holy Quran, Islamic Issues, Muslims, Dove World Outreach Center, Martin Luther King, World Trade Center Protests, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Donald Trump, Anti-Semitism, Christianity, U.S.A., American Society for Muslim Advancement, Catholic Bashing, Torah, As-Salamu Alaykum, New York News
Jim Luce

Islamophobia is growing in the United States. Hate graffiti is now discoloring my own building here in New York City -- calling for the Holy Quran to ...

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Ashes From Burning Libraries

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Alexandrian Library, Fundamentalism, Hypatia, Knowledge, Fanaticism, Books, Agora, Book Burning, Entertainment News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

Agora's title names its true core. Agora means "marketplace", but it had a more specific meaning in older Greek: it was the place where people met to discuss ideas.

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Of Bush's Iraq Delusion and Obama's Dilemma

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Biblical Prophecy, Gog and Magog, Government Accountability, Troop Withdrawal, Middle East, Fanaticism, Self-Deception, Green Zone, Religious Right, Iraq, Obama, Bush Lies, Bush, Chirac, Politics News
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

The longer President Obama avoids confronting the perverse legacy of the war, the more distorted our decisions and strategy will be.

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Gates-Crowley Battle Not About Race, but Rather Citizens' Rights

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Republican Extremism, Rush Limbaugh, Cambridge, Fanaticism, Police, President Barack Obama, Massachusetts, Citizens' Rights, James Crowley, Race, Home Break-In, Politics, Sean Hannity, Racism, Glenn Beck, Henry Louis Gates, Health Care, Arrest, Politics News
Ray Hanania

When you look past the argument over race, you can see that a homeowner's rights were trampled on by the investigating and then arresting officer.

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Netanyahu Responds to Obama with Obfuscation, Rhetoric and More Roadblocks

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Iran, Ahmadinejad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fanaticism, Illegals Ettlements, Israel, Palestine, Peace, Barack Obama, Extremism, World News
Ray Hanania

Most disappointing is the failure of mainstream Israelis to challenge Netanyahu and to call his hatred and extremism what it really is.

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How I Witnessed Sarah Palin's Anti-Abortion Fanatics

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Murder, Abortion, Fanaticism, Anti-Abortion, Fox News, Medical Doctor, Fox, Physician, Domestic Terrorism, Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, Eric Rudolph, Dr. George Tiller, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Palin's peevishness is appalling, but it pales in comparison to the dangerous ideology that she and her followers share.

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