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Sikh compromise

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Small crosses are OK in France. Large crosses are not. Well, the same principle does not apply to turbans. Young Sikh men are in trouble with authorities in state schools, even after they removed their colorful turbans and wore less prominent under-turbans. Meanwhile, young Muslim women continue to cause trouble, refusing to remove their veils. This is, of course, an ongoing story that still has drawn little attention in the U.S. France is trying to replace tolerance with secularism, creating a glimpse into the next generation of culture wars in Europe.


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Bush: The New Age candidate of the Christian Right?

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It’s been almost a week since Ron Suskind did his best to electrify the anti-evangelical voter base on behalf of the New York Times Sunday Magazine and, thus, the Democratic Party. His “Without a Doubt” essay was a rock, thrown into the pond of elite media opinion shortly before the battle to save civilization. The ripples should continue until the election. Once again, here is his lead:


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Sexy ghost

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There are all kinds of ways that you can spin this one. Republicans have happier sex lives than Democrats. OK, does this mean that people who go to church more often have happier sex lives than those that, well, stay home on Sunday a.m. and look at the erotic ads in The New York Times (tip of the hat to Woody Allen)? And what about these results? Who has worn something sexy to enhance their sex life? Republicans — 72 percent; Democrats — 62 percent. Who has faked an orgasm? Democrats — 33 percent; Republicans — 26 percent. What is the ghost in those numbers?


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You guzzle your crutch and shove it up your nose

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Entertainment writers tend to be — how shall I put this? — very, very secular. Because of this demographic bias, they often have certain blinders. Hit Christian movies can sneak up on them like special forces troops creeping through tall grasses to find the enemy and rip their throats out. Now that I’ve got your attention with that rather . . . grotesque simile, I’d like to clear a story off of the GetReligion assignment desk.


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Ghost appears (again) in the New York Times bias debate

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OK, my column is out for this week and I am getting tired of reading Anglican stories. Speaking of which, have any of you out in GetReligion reader-land seen any Anglican stories that you want to nominate for special awards? Best? Worst? I realize that these designations may flip-flop, depending on one’s creedal affiliation. But give it a try.


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