Archive for ‘violence’

“Peaceful Protest” Is a Contradiction in Terms

Jul 29, 2020

The mainstream media reflexively praise the civic unrest afflicting major cities across the country, using the term “peaceful protest,” without ever acknowledging that the phrase is an obvious contradiction in terms. A picnic can be...

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Associating Piety and Violence

Oct 30, 2019

Among the major religious traditions around the world, only one—Islam—currently and stubbornly associates piety, devotion, and sacred scholarship with murderous violence. A Washington Post headline unwittingly emphasized that point...

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