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This reeks of Christian masochism at its worst. “I am an alcoholic” is the equivalent of “I am a sinner”—essentially portraying alcoholics as wretched, helpless, fallen creatures in need of the redeeming grace and guidance of a higher power...
With all this self-abasement and petition to a higher power (be it science or God), it is no wonder that Foley and Gibson thought they could exculpate themselves by appealing to the Christian dogma of human weakness. The irony is that in trying to rationalize their indiscretions, they deny themselves the right to any form of dignity...
Finally, all of us, including people of faith and those who are ardent secularists, should be able to recognize the increasingly important discourse of faith, based on commitment to deeply held values and principles, whether Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. In the United States, we should be able to distinguish the discourse of faith from the discourse of citizenship, also based on commitment, but premised on a set of values and principles shared by people of all faiths and none. And we should be able to distinguish both the discourse of faith and citizenship from the critical and deliberative discourse...
...were insulting them. The second were the mullahs, who started preaching that taking money from the Grameen Bank was against religion and that they should leave it to their husbands. Some even scolded the women for being so gullible to listen to us and claimed that we were Christian missionaries! We told them that in Islamic history women had been warriors and businessmen - look at the Prophet's first wife! There was also political opposition: the radical Left campaigned against us because they thought we were part of an American conspiracy, bringing capitalism to the poor so they wouldn...
...overtime until Haas provided the proverbial nail in the coffin. The ULV offense was led by the duo of juniors Seth Shelton and Andrew McPartland, each recording two goals. Senior Ricardo Negron added one tally and two assists to help the effort. The Leopards’ freshman goaltender Christian Padilla notched a season-high nine blocks in the victory. Junior Chris Ludwick anchored the offense for the Crimson, producing a hat trick in the match-up. Senior John Voith provided two more tallies while fellow senior Alessandro Lazzarini and sophomore David Tune both added one. Connolly made six saves...