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Monthly Archives: January 2015
George H. W. Bush: Highlights of A Remarkable Life
When people hear the name George H. W. Bush, most will recall that he was President of the United States, that Bill Clinton defeated him for reelection, and that his son, George W. Bush, also was elected President. Others will … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Politics
Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, Berlin Wall, Bill Clinton, CIA, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, George H. W. Bush, Iraq, Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Manuel Noriega, Michael Dukakis, Mikhail Gorbachev, Panama, Robin Bush, Saddam Hussein, Soviet Union, World War II pilots, Yale Baseball
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Hilaire Belloc on Islam
Is Islam a Christian heresy? The Catholic historian Hilaire Belloc thought so. In his book, The Great Heresies, Belloc contended that Islam, like other heresies including Arianism, sought to simplify Christian belief by removing the mystery of such doctrines as the … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Politics, Religion
Tagged Christian heresies, Hilaire Belloc, Islam, The Great Heresies
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Supreme Court protects right of Muslim prisoner to grow a short beard
In Holt v. Hobbs, No. 13-6827 (January 20, 2015), the Supreme Court held unanimously that a state prisoner had the statutory right under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) to grow a 1/2 inch beard in accordance with … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Supreme Court
Tagged Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, free exercise of religion, Holt v. Hobbs, Muslim constitutional rights, prisoner beards, RFRA, RLUIPA
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