How much longer will we tolerate politicians who stoke bigotry like that which drove Wade Michael Page to kill?

What does it say when ‘rebels’ serve imperial interests?

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Subliminal reminders of death caused subjects to report being more religious, suggesting that fear of death strengthens belief in God.

Do you not believe? Do you think you could be swayed in your last moments?

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‘Islamophobic discourse rarely changes in any meaningful way; indeed, it remains quite similar to the anti-Semitism it disingenuously claims to have foresworn. But superficially, Islamophobia rapidly mutates, sniffing out whatever Arabic words its untalented bigots can find—throwing them against the wall, and seeing which most creeps out the mainstream. “Hijab.” “Minaret.” “Taqiyya.”’

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‘Religion can reinforce tribal mentalities. Some identify with their faiths as if they were members of a private club privy to a secret of which others are ignorant. Conflict arises when different groups insist that only their paths to salvation are the correct ones. But if God is truly infinite and ineffable, then by definition no religion as conceived or practiced by a finite human mind could hope to portray accurately or completely an infinite divine.’

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