Comments on: Nonsense Detector: Obama and Islam; Orthodoxy of the Apostate; Hagee and Riskin http://southjerusalem.com/2008/06/nonsense-detector-obama-and-islam-orthodoxy-of-the-apostate-hagee-and-riskin/ A Progressive, Skeptical Blog on Israel, Judaism, Culture, Politics, and Literature Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:35:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Journalism Lesson: Obama’s Note, The New Republic’s Goof http://southjerusalem.com/2008/06/nonsense-detector-obama-and-islam-orthodoxy-of-the-apostate-hagee-and-riskin/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Journalism Lesson: Obama’s Note, The New Republic’s Goof Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:24:53 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=170#comment-1107 [...] willing to trash Jewish sensitivities for politics’ sakes. Truly, Obama had hit the trifecta: apostate Muslim with radical Christian preacher desecrates Jewish holy sites. But by writing the story this way, [...] [...] willing to trash Jewish sensitivities for politics’ sakes. Truly, Obama had hit the trifecta: apostate Muslim with radical Christian preacher desecrates Jewish holy sites. But by writing the story this way, [...]

]]> By: Chris Dornan http://southjerusalem.com/2008/06/nonsense-detector-obama-and-islam-orthodoxy-of-the-apostate-hagee-and-riskin/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Chris Dornan Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:21:32 +0000 http://southjerusalem.com/?p=170#comment-514 It is so refreshing to see these different strands of political and religious thinking coming together. In this article (the culmination of a series of articles) you are defending the religious integrity of a Christian and the general integrity of the Islamic faith, while incorporating a Buddhist critique of a species of reactionary atheism. It gives me some hope that the forces of reason aren't entirely overwhelmed in these difficult times. It does drives me nuts when people trot out the old trope about religion dividing people. It is sloppy, dogmatic thinking and unscrupulous people abusing philosophy and religion that do the dividing, and we are all guilty of it. It is the job of good philosophy and religion to counteracts it, and how precious it is wherever it is found. It is so refreshing to see these different strands of political and religious thinking coming together. In this article (the culmination of a series of articles) you are defending the religious integrity of a Christian and the general integrity of the Islamic faith, while incorporating a Buddhist critique of a species of reactionary atheism. It gives me some hope that the forces of reason aren’t entirely overwhelmed in these difficult times.

It does drives me nuts when people trot out the old trope about religion dividing people. It is sloppy, dogmatic thinking and unscrupulous people abusing philosophy and religion that do the dividing, and we are all guilty of it. It is the job of good philosophy and religion to counteracts it, and how precious it is wherever it is found.

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