American Jew was not allowed to enter Israel on suspicion of converting to Islam
Wait, what? Refused entry because he was suspected of not being Jewish anymore? Oy Vey! With regard to a young American Jew named Harald Fuller-Bennett, the Taglit-Birthright project to some extent achieved its goal. The project brings young Jews from around the world for a trip in Israel “in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants’ personal...
Read MoreEverything I need to know about Christianity I learned from the crusades.
“Well, that’s rude,” many Christians would say. But isn’t that what the conservative Christians do regarding Islam? It inspired me to make this image: Seen this? “Everything I need to know about Islam I learned on 9/11” Well, then, I could just as easily say: Everything I need to know about Christianity I learned from the crusades. Islam has a lot of problem in it, as do all religions. Islam isn’t that much different, it’s only newer and there’s...
Read MoreNewt Gingrich warns that the US could be at risk of Atheism AND Radical Islam
Wha-wha-wha-what?! Gingrich apparently doesn’t understand what atheism or secularism is. He may have a faint idea of what radical Islam is but he’s probably not too knowledgeable on that either. To conflate radical theocracy with secularism is insurmountably stupid. What most fundamentalist Christians actually want is theocracy. They are much closer to radical Islam than secularism or atheism is. The fact that they remain blind to this similarity is somewhat amazing, but mostly...
Read MoreAs a woman, I have a soft spot for the non-Abrahamic religions.
Not that I don’t find them silly, but I don’t find them offensive. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam don’t regard women as equal to men. There are reform varieties that some will argue for, but let’s just go with what’s actually written in these books. Wicca (or Neo-Paganism), for instance, is empowering for women in a sense. I thought about Wicca many years ago but couldn’t get into it. Though, I’ve known many who could and did. The Abrahamic religions...
Read MoreDifferent kinds of feminism must always start with Choice
Occasionally I hear about Middle Eastern or Islamic feminism. The notion states that women in, let’s say, Saudi Arabia have a different notion of feminism, that they have chosen to cover their faces. I don’t see where the choice is; with death, stoning, imprisonment, etc as a punishment for not wearing a niqāb. Even in France or the United States, a Muslim woman may cover her face. It may be her choice but I have a funny feeling that most, if not all, of those cases begin with her...
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