Tag Archives: tolerance

the social contract

Did Brit Hume violate liberal democracy’s social contract or did all the people telling him to shut up about his faith? Ross Douthat has some thoughts on the issue from the New York Times editorial page. some excerpts here, but … Continue reading

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Naomi Wolf has come undone

there is something weird about Sarah Palin that causes people to lose their minds. Here is the latest example. the piece is entitled in a classically understated modest and unassuming way as, “The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the … Continue reading

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more hate

I have to say that I really am not understanding this phenomenon.  Aren’t these people who are filled with such nasty bile the ones who claim to be more loving and tolerant than the rest of us?   What is … Continue reading

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thought for the day

Part of the quote from Todd B’s site. Tolerance is rightly seen as a virtue. But today what is often implied by the word is relativism, thinly disguised under the positive connotations of the word tolerance. If you do not … Continue reading

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