Religious conservatives have been attacking Obama for referring to the Islamic sacred text as the “Holy Koran.” Robert Knight of Corald Ridge Ministries says Obama’s speech in Cairo proved he has a “low view of Christianity” because, “If you’re a Christian, you don’t regard the Koran as a holy book of any sort. You regard…

There’s been a recent wave of blog posts by people who had late term abortions because the baby was dying or would die soon after the birth. (See Andrew Sullivan, Hilzoy and others) This comes after years of assertion from pro-life forces that most late term abortions are not to protect the life of the…

I was on a TV show the other day with an Israeli diplomat, who declared that Israel is the only democracy in the Mideast. I’ve certainly heard that many times over the years — including here, here, and here — and have even repeated it myself. Isn’t it time we retired that notion? This week…

The Newsweek cover story whacking Oprah focused mostly on her support for dubious health cures but the package also criticized her support for the spiritual book, The Secret: This perpetual search for The Answer reached its apex a couple of years ago, when Oprah led the frenzy over The Secret. The video and accompanying book…

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