Showing posts with label blasphemy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blasphemy. Show all posts
When Will Obama Evolve On The Drug War?
by Sheldon Richman. Much is made of how President Obama’s position on same-sex marriage has “evolved” to an endorsement of legalization. One hopes his position on the atrocity called the “war on drugs” is evolving. It’s not really a war on drugs. It’s a war on people, most of whom have committed no violence or other aggression against person or ... MORE
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Peter Berger: On Blasphemy Laws
Religious groups raise hell over words. In common usage blasphemy means words and actions which constitute an insult to God or other sacred entities. To the modern mind the term may seem obsolete, a leftover from primitive superstition. It is anything but obsolete to many people in the contemporary world. Toward the end of January two ... MORE
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