By Selwyn Duke
There recently was a story about a German Jewish
leader, Charlotte Knobloch, who criticized Pope Benedict XVI for allowing a
traditional Easter prayer that calls for the conversion of the Jewish people. Her reaction raises an interesting issue, as
praying for conversion isn’t unique to Catholics any more than taking offense
to it is unique to Jews. And to start
this topic off, I’d like to pose a question: Who do you think would be more
likely to take umbrage at being the object of such a supplication, a person of
deep belief or one of the superficial variety?
By Selwyn Duke
Dutch politician Geert Wilders is haunted by the specter of creeping
Islamism in his nation. So much so that he created a 15-minute movie
critical of Islam called Fitna. But while the oft-threatened,
intrepid lawmaker hasn’t been deterred by the murder of fellow
countryman Theo Van Gogh by a Moslem fundamentalist, others are
characterized more by pusillanimity than principle. A case in point is
Network Solutions, which has frozen his movie’s domain name,
http://www.fitnathemovie.com, and linked it to a page stating;
By Selwyn
Duke
In a way, I
prefer the old, overt affirmative action. While it was government-sanctioned
discrimination, at least it was, in some measure, more honest than our cultural
affirmative action. There is such a thing. It’s when people in the market and
media privilege others – sometimes unconsciously – based upon the latter’s
identification with a “victim group.”
By Selwyn Duke
Everyone is talking about Hillary Clinton’s latest tall tale, the one pertaining to her 1990s Bosnia trip. She landed in a hail of sniper fire and had to run for her life to nearby vehicles. Yes, and I’m Indiana Jones.
