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“Religious freedom” warrior Archbishop Lori and Boston’s Cardinal Law pushed for investigation.

The reason we talk about Egypt’s Salafis isn’t because we’re debating theology, at least not primarily—I don’t think we’re actually concerned with the specifics of Islamic thought. We’re more worried about what Salafism and Islamism generally means for our interests, values, and the Muslim world. At bottom, our concerns over Salafis are concerns over what they’ll do when they’re in power.

“There’s no bigotry in it.,” they say. But the brutal rhetoric of amendment supporters belies any claim to compassion.

Nothing, probably.

Blocks Muslim women from event she claims is intended to protect Muslim women.

LGBT advocates, sitting at the edges of the convention floor, were deemed a “security concern.”

In spite of some impassioned campaigning by Bishop Desmond Tutu.

Says she will engage Republicans who have been “laissez-faire” about the religious right.

What the anti-gay pressure on the Romney campaign means.