Sorry, Emily...thanks, Raunchy!
--- In [email protected], "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote:
>
> Who in God's Name Is Mitt Romney? by Frank Rich
> http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/mitt-romney-2012-2/
>
> --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote:
> >
> > Judy, the second link is a repeat. Â Can you repost it?
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: authfriend <jstein@>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2012 5:54 PM
> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Fireplace Delusion by Sam Harris
> >
> >
> > Â
> > Via Andrew Sullivan's Dish blog on Daily Beast, two pieces
> > that discuss points raised in Curtis's recent post on the
> > protected status of religion.
> >
> > The first, a longish blog post, details the history of
> > anti-blasphemy laws in Great Britain--not quite the same
> > as Curtis's framing in terms of factual challenges to
> > religious belief, but dealing with many of the same types
> > of trends, since factual challenges would qualify as
> > blasphemy in certain contexts.
> >
> > The writer then explores a point it had occurred to me to
> > make in my discussion with Curtis but never got around to,
> > as we were distracted by other details: that the protected
> > status of religion has always been a sociopolitical
> > manifestation more than a religious one. Her analysis is
> > thorough and fascinating and establishes that it has almost
> > nothing to do with the reason-vs.-belief aspect Curtis
> > emphasizes.
> >
> > http://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/beyond-the-sacred/
> >
> > The second piece, by Frank Rich, published in New York
> > magazine, is an analysis of Romney entitled "Who in God's
> > Name Is Mitt Romney?" It deals, in part, with Romney's
> > religious identity and how it might affect his actions in
> > the role of president. It's a much more thoughtful
> > approach, IMHO, than Curtis's fear that Romney might shape
> > U.S. policy based on the "odd beliefs" of Mormonism.
> >
> > http://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/beyond-the-sacred/
