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I keep fretting about that Republican strategist saying that the “bigger truth” – that Palin was “new” and “popular” – trumped the “smaller truths” (that she and McCain were lying). And the McCain campaign spokesman who defended their dubious attacks by saying, “We’re running a campaign to win. And we’re not too concerned about what…

In response to my post about the Oliphant cartoon mocking Palin for speaking in tongues, reader “price of liberty” makes two points worthy of discussion: “We have a double standard: Its ok to make fun of the religion of Obama(or the fact that someone doesn’t believe him), but its not ok to make fun of…

“Do not buy fish in the sea, for it is gharar .” –Islamic Hadith Gharar means “speculative and risky.” This hadith, a saying of Muhammed, suggests waiting until the fish are actually caught before plopping down good money. In other words, avoid transactions in which the financial commitments become too distant from the underlying goods.…

David Gibson has a fascinating post over at Progressive Revival in which he (and Mark Silk, by extension) argue that abortion shifts very few votes. They cite numerous studies, and make a persuasive case — when it comes to most Catholics. But one of the great myths of American politics is that the abortion fracas…
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