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If religions can have limits, why can't gun owners?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI got a lot of feedback on my Sunday column/letter to the NRA, but in the spirit of the season I figured I'd wait until after the holidays to fire back. At the end of the column, I rhetorically asked,......Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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The path of hubris and war
William PfaffPARIS -- Great power rivalries created the conditions in which the First World War became possible, but the war itself was set off by an isolated and intrinsically unimportant act of terrorism by a Serbian nationalist. All that followed was driven by...Tags: International Military Interventions, Philosophy, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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There's a lot to learn from the names of schools
Time for a Chicago history quiz. 1. Who was Ignance (also known as Ignacy) Paderewski? a. A Polish pianist b. The second prime minister of the Republic of Poland c. The namesake of a school on the list of 54 Chicago public schools set to be closed...
Tags: Jesse Owens, Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Schools
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Tea, politics and tears mix in Turkey's capital
— This capital city is like all other capital cities: It is about power and reach. In this one, it's done over tea. Small glasses of tea. The foam cups offered in America would be considered barbaric. Turkish hospitality requires that you can't...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Turkey, Government
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How and why do we seek God?
I was flipping through the TV channels Sunday afternoon and came upon a preacher I had seen before. It seems his message is always the same with a little different twist. He always preaches "seed money." His message is that if you would send him seed...Tags: Religion and Belief
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Cultural Development, Entertainment, Metra, Edgewater, Hospitals and Clinics
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Boston tragedy can't be packaged neatly for American audiences
If you're looking for the big speech about the Boston Marathon bombings and the motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers, wrapping it all up like a nice veal roast in white butcher paper, don't worry. You won't have to wait long. There's definitely a market...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veal, Tea Party Movement, Barney Frank, Wars and Interventions
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Peter Sagal takes educational ride with 'Constitution USA'
“Constitution USA With Peter Sagal,” the new PBS series about the country's ever-disputed founding document, tests an important constitutional principle: that the framework for a federal government, drafted with high hopes and noble purpose...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Downton Abbey (tv program)
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Muslims, Christians united in thirst for understanding
An American Muslim man was standing in a parking lot the other day when a passing motorist shouted something familiar at him. "Go home!" The Boston Marathon bombing offered new fuel to people who have difficulty distinguishing, not just between...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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Religion creates tough challenge for couple
Dear Amy: I am atheist. My family is nonreligious. I have never felt an empty void due to lack of believing in a higher being, nor have I ever felt the need to seek something greater in which to believe. I have happily settled on the philosophy of...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief
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Daley settles (not entirely) into life as a regular Chicagoan
He still gets up early. He could sleep in. He no longer has a big staff to deploy. No public crises nipping at his mind and time. He lives alone. He gets up at 6 anyway, and sets off to the gym before breakfast. He likes it there, feels safe in the...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Apple iPad, Economy, Business and Finance, Sally Field
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Ghazala Salam: Judge Muslims on actions, don't demonize them all
A certain routine seems to have emerged in our nation since 9-11 in which Muslims constantly seem compelled to make clear they denounce violence, and yet I am often asked why more Muslims do not speak out against terrorism. My answer is "we do." However,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism
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Mar 4, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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