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...There are parallels between fundamentalist Christianity and radical Islam. Both see no valid interpretation of Scripture other than the literal one. Both use propaganda and fear to win over skeptical moderates. And both see compromise as a sign of weakness. The rise of radical Islam along with unbending, uncompromising tactics by neoconservatives within the U.S. is a recipe for disaster. The U.S. war on terrorism simply fuels the flames of hatred in the Middle East. I have trouble deciding what scares me more, radical Islam or fundamentalist Christianity. Leslie B. Stahl Cincinnati...
Marable’s first demand was that the black studies community redefine the history of black political thought and activism to situate it within the era of globalization—an extremely valid criticism that reflects a division in the discipline. Many black academics are caught within a paleo-liberal ideological framework, which does not reflect the rising tide of immigration or an understanding of contemporary global political economy. Much of the teaching of black political history is still couched in the binary conflict of integrationist versus separatist, which may be useful for middle school, but which...
McLoughlin said that the debit cards will be issued to the president of the group and will only be valid for one academic year. In addition, groups that wish to use the debit card service will be assessed a $5 annual...
...come. Such an expectation is the reason athletes use performance-enhancing drugs. They know they are not capable of surpassing records without resorting to such drugs. It would be much healthier to forget about world records and let athletes at each Olympic Games compete for records that would be valid only for the Games of that year. Ralferd C. Freytag Victoria, Canada...
...time, both Abreu and Rodriguez did not hold valid driver’s licenses, and Rodriguez testified Tuesday that he feared “getting in trouble” with the police...