discrimination/religious freedom

That the kindergarten logic of “hear no evil, see no evil” is being used in order to sway public opinion in favor of the Center, but while the success of these maneuvers remains to be seen, its damage is immediately apparent: if Park51 ‘sounds’ nothing like mosque, claims to ‘be’ nothing like a mosque, and, ‘looks’ nothing like a mosque, then, and only then, does it emerge a defensible endeavor within the United States.

New York City’s Landmark Preservation Commission’s unanimous decision on August 3, 2010, to allow plans for the construction of a mosque and community center near Ground Zero to move forward has been hailed by some as a victory for religious freedom, but it has also provided more fodder for latent anti-Muslim sentiments that have surfaced nationally.

Park51 and testing the “limits of religious freedom” or the limits of civil discourse?

Constance McMillen wins $35,000 in damages, and changes discrimination policy at high school…

Protecting a kindergartner’s braids, creating a sacred feather repository.

Why is the religious right so unhappy?

A Muslim scholar attempts to challenge the media narrative on Islam.

Hiring “according to our faith,” funded by taxpayers.

The secular world, in confronting evil, has long relied on one solution: the use of coercive power to violently incapacitate those who do evil—often with “collateral damage.” Maybe it’s time to explore other options?

That doesn’t stop rumor, innuendo, and profiling.