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Islamophobia and Catholicophobia – Everything Old is New Again

100 years ago, Americans talked about Catholics the way they talk about Muslims today. That is the title of a new article by German Lopez of Vox. Time and time again, polls and surveys have found that the majority of Americans have unfavorable views of Islam. Consider the following: 1) Muslims are viewed by the…… Continue reading Islamophobia and Catholicophobia – Everything Old is New Again

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Religion: Atheistic humanism in The Cube and the Cathedral

Have you heard about the ‘European problem’?  To your likely surprise, the problem has nothing to do with debt, sovereignty, Brussels, or the devaluing euro. As George Weigel posits in The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America and Politics Without God, the ‘European problem’ is atheistic humanism or, as he often calls it in more academic…… Continue reading Religion: Atheistic humanism in The Cube and the Cathedral

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Controversial Video About Race in the European Union

I stumbled across a video that is quite bothersome and, at least for me, bordering on the downright xenophobic. The video starts with a young, white European woman in an empty and run-down building.  The woman looks suspicious and somewhat paranoid of her surroundings. Out of nowhere pops what appears to be a ninja.  This…… Continue reading Controversial Video About Race in the European Union