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The irrational fear of Islam, or why “radical Islam” is like the Ebola virus

December 4, 2015 by Randal

With the most recent terroristic act in San Bernardino at the hand of Muslim Syed Farook and his wife, one can anticipate the fear and paranoia about “radical Islam” will continue to grow. To be sure, like any other radicalized ideology, radical Islam is a reality against which one must be vigilant. However, I worry that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentlism, gun control, gun violence, Islam, religious violence

The time has come to equip the teachers with guns

December 17, 2012 by Randal

It used to be that equipping the teachers meant securing an adequate supply of chalk and textbooks. Then equipping the teachers expanded to include computers and regular software updates. The calamity at Sandy Hook has made it clear that it is time to take the next step in teacher preparation: the provision of semi-automatic weapons. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: gun violence, satire

Did the “systematic removal” of God from public schools lead to the Connecticut massacre?

December 15, 2012 by Randal

Just this morning I had vowed not to blog until I finished my grading. Then I heard about the horrific mass shooting at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. And then I heard Mike Hukabee suggest that the shooting could somehow be explained by the fact that God is being “systematically removed” from public schools. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, ethics, God, gun violence, Mike Huckabee

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