Spiegel Online recently published a fascinating article, An American GI from Berlin, on Jeff Jamaleldine - a real American hero.
Jeff was born in Berlin and even participated in anti-American demonstrations as a teenager. But as Jeff grew up he came to appreciate freedom and respect those who make it possible.
Jeff moved to the United [...]
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a resolution calling on Communist China to end its crackdown on Tibet and release thousands of Tibetans whom they had imprisoned for nonviolent political demonstrations.
The measure passed by a vote of 413 to 1.
The one dissenting vote was Congressman Ron Paul.
In the past, Congressman Paul also [...]
When the Independent Voters of Illinois (IVI) asked Barack Obama if he supported a ?ban [on] the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns? — he responded ?yes.?
On the Illinois State Legislative National Political Awareness Test, Obama wrote that he wanted to ?ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.?
Barack also personally [...]
I was looking for a Sura I remembered and Google introduced me to The Skeptic’s Annotated Qua’ran.
The site displays each sura of the Qua’ran, along with analytical study notes giving a plain-English analysis of important verses.
Verses are also marked with a useful legend highlighting specific attributes:
Injustice
Intolerance
Cruelty and Violence
Absurdities
Good Stuff
Women
Contradictions
Sex
Interpretations
Science and History
Family Values
Language
Homosexuality
For example, Sura 9:29:
9:29 [...]
The American public school system has been overrun by liberals with no respect for the rights of parents or students.
The administrators of Copperas Cove High School recently suspended young Brandon Hill for accepting a telephone call from his father during class.
Let’s put aside for a moment the idea that no public school system should ever [...]