“You are an infidel, you deserve to die”

“I had done interfaith dialogue before, so this was not a new experience for me. We were separated into groups for the dialogue, and when I was permitted to speak, I said, “I am Catholic, and I do not believe in Islam.” Following me, one of the Muslim students spoke. She said that she was Muslim, and then she addressed me directly. In a soft, Arabic accented voice, she told me, “You are an infidel because you do not accept Islam. According to Islam, you do not deserve to live.” A second Muslim student heartily agreed, and after repeating the first student’s comments she added, “In Islam, the Koran and the tradition of the prophet are very clear about this. You deserve to die.”

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Republicans, let the president play golf for the sake of the nation

President Obama has played 184 rounds of golf since taking office.

Republicans are constantly criticizing Mr. Obama for his frequent treks to plush, presidential links. They point out ad nauseam that his predecessor, George W. Bush, suspended his golfing habit after we went to war. It’s time for Republicans to cool it.

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Announcing the winning Wedding at Cana poster design

By Tom Quiner Thanks to everyone who voted on poster designs for my upcoming musical, “The Wedding at Cana.” The piece will be performed as dinner theater in Catholic Churches next year. Over one-thousand votes were tabulated in all. The design we selected finished in a dead heat with another design. Ultimately, this design generated…

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