fundamentalism

An underground railroad has emerged in Iraq since the start of the United States’ occupation, as Muslim fundamentalists torture, maim and murder LGBT people in that country, The Manchester Guardian’s Peter Tatchell reports.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, homophobia and the terrorisation of LGBT people has got much worse. The western invasion of Iraq in [...]

Media coverage of Sarah Palin during the run-up to her debate with Democratic counterpart Joe Biden has focused increasingly on her apparent ignorance in matters of policy and public affairs, and understandably so. But it’s an open question whether all the things Sarah Palin doesn’t know are really more disturbing than the things Palin believes she does know as a function of her religious faith.

Here’s a guide.