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"Extremist" Muslims believe that the Koran and the Hadith must be taken literally and that Sharia law, rather than "man made" law, must control everyone. Secular Muslims seem to disagree or not to be very interested. "Extremist" Roman Catholics believe that birth control, abortion and pre-marital sex are sinful and oppose governmental support for them. Secular Roman Catholics seem to disagree or not to be very interested. "Extremist" Muslims are "literalist," because they believe that the Koran is the word of Allah as faithfully transcribed by Mohamed, his messenger, and that there is no room for interpretation. The many conflicting verses in the Koran present a problem. Rather than explain away inconsistencies in passages...

A pleasant surprise. For once Bob Beckel actually making sense.

ACLUhoo? by Norma Zager “Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression…” Gerard K. O'Neill, 2081
 Ari and I agree on most issues, and from time to time a lively “discussion” ensues on certain topics. One of these is the ACLU....

Today President George W. Bush will hand over to his successor a Middle Eastern foreign policy outlook far brighter than the one he inherited from Bill Clinton.