Word: secularize
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Both sides are exaggerating. While it's true that the picture of the Prophet is strictly forbidden, Muslims have to understand that there is an old tradition in secular Western society to make fun of everything. To react emotionally is excessive. It is no longer a debate; it is a power struggle. We have to calm down. We don't want laws preventing people from being free to speak. But we should also not forget wisdom and decency when we are dealing with people. Democracy isn't just a legal framework. It is about respecting one another...
...Foreign Minister, liked to describe Palestinians: “they never miss a chance to miss a chance.”I too am unhappy by the choice my people made; my fear is mostly centered on domestic issues: civil liberties and individual rights and the maintenance of the secular nature of Palestinian society. But, at the same time, I find that I have no right to blame Palestinians for the cards they were dealt. The choice was between incompetence and corruption of Fatah on the one hand, or Hamas which campaigned under the slogan of “Change...
JENNY LEWIS WITH THE WATSON TWINS RABBIT FUR COAT On a brief vacation from therock band Rilo Kiley, Lewis takes exuberant steps in lots of musical directions. From the gospel rhythm and secular doubt of The Big Guns ("I've won hundreds at the track but I'm not betting on the afterlife") to the blue-eyed soul of You Are What You Love, each song has a sense of narrative motion, largely because Lewis knows which moments call for delicacy and which demand emotive belting. She can also interpret others' songs, as proved when she nips Handle with...
Gomes teaches two mainly-undergraduate courses. In Religion 42, “The Christian Bible and Its Interpretations,” he relates 2,000 years of Christian experience to his students while putting the Bible in context of current secular issues, like stem cell research...
...Auburn Street. Thus I offer this final column of the semester as an airing of the choicest 10 pieces of dirty laundry from the past year that I have yet to cover. Think of this “can’t stand it” list as my secular, non-judgmental holiday present to readers that hints ever so mildly at potential resolutions for the New Year:10. Undergraduate Council (UC) shuttles to Logan Airport. This one doubly frustrates me because these shuttles that transport students during holidays are not only useless, but they are popular too. They also...