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Twenty-Five Things To Know About Islam: Part 2: How Do We Know What We Know About Muhammad?

3. The main texts of Islam are the Qur'an, the Hadith, and the Sira. The Qur'an is the Uncreated and Literal Word of God. It was revealed to Muhammad over 23 years, and cannot be changed. The Qur'an contains contradictions within itself, between the

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How To Beat A Wife-Beating Rap If You’re A Foreigner: Plead ‘Cultural Incompetence’

Ever get the impression that there are two sets of laws in this country, one for American citizens and another for foreigners? But that's not really true, right? That's crazy talk, isn't it?

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I IDENTIFY As A Minority Business Owner – Why Is Connecticut Ignoring Me?

I first heard about some of the benefits of being listed as a minority business owner last year. Grants, set-asides, competitive advantages. Blew my mind. A business partner filled me in when he was showing me a Request for Proposals for a potentially lucrative state contract that I could NOT…

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Massachusetts Legislature Must Protect Pets, Consumers, Pet Stores from Cambridge City Council

Across Massachusetts, thousands of pets have been placed in loving homes thanks to the hard work of the responsible pet industry. These partnerships between prospective pet owners and local retailers are now at risk in Cambridge, thanks to a ban on the sales of companion animals that the City Council

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Is There Anything Common Core Gets Right?

Most books on public education in any country do not favor workforce preparation for all students in place of optional high school curricula or student-selected post-secondary goals. Nor have parents in the USA lauded Common Core's effects on their children's learning or the K-8 curriculum. Indeed,

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No God, Me God, or Benedict’s Option

A priest told me this simple, quick story. But I never forgot it. Man walked into a jewelry store and was greeted by the sales associate.

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Twenty-Five Things To Know About Islam: Total Commitment, Spreading Everywhere

1. Islam is a totalitarian ideology. It offers a Total Regulation of life, with rules set out for everything from dress, to food, to sexual mores and practices, to relations among family members, to the most intimate details of toilet hygiene, to how to pray, and when and why and

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Democrats Accuse Republicans of Mass Murder

So the Democrats, after opposing Donald Trump in the 2016 election partly out of what they claimed was concern about his incivility and coarseness, are now pursuing a debate about health care legislation in Washington by characterizing the Republicans who disagree with them about policy details as mass murderers. Think