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...program so much as a mechanism, suggested by a Christian cleric, to enable the abductors to save face in giving up their hostages. Now admittedly, they did go for it. But combined with the seemingly unanimous subsequent condemnation of the act by Muslims, it hardly seemed like the latest tool of Jihad. Bernard Haykel, an associate professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University, notes that although Islamic law allows for the forced conversion of ?unbelievers,? it explicitly forbids its use upon Christians and Jews. He says contemporary stories of such conversion are ?extremely rare,? and that...
...reason (although at some point he will have to square it with the fact that its adherents developed algebra and kept Aristotle?s works alive for centuries). But it does suggest that forced-conversion narratives, whether made by today's bloggers or 14th century Byzantines, are a pretty weak tool for building an argument for generalized Islamic depravity...
...That might not be surprising in some places, but this is Washington, D.C., where wags have even figured out a way to turn the beloved Redskins into a tool for predicting presidential elections (if they lose their last home game before Election Day, that's a bad sign for the party in power - so with the GOP extra-nervous this year, expect Republicans to be Dallas Cowboys fans on Nov. 5 even though it's only a midterm). Both the mayor's race and the campaign for D.C. Council chair featured multiple contenders for open seats, and candidates dumped enough...
...Ethical Tool A burglar's Leatherman in a surgeon's pocket raises many complicated questions
...succinct presentation of the Gospel," writes Scott. "This is a great verse for football and baseball games," adds Chris. "Blah," notes Philip. Maybe Philip thought he was in "eDible." There are bare-bones user profiles of those who shared that seem less like a communictions aid than a marketing tool (name, length of time using site, favorite translations, bible dictionaries and commentaries); and a button for a "friendship request...