American - Author | June 17, 1947 -
The terrorists hide behind Allah.
Linda Chavez
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Their prejudice allowed white Southerners to look the other way when blacks were denied their most basic human rights, and it encouraged the worst of them to engage in unspeakable acts of cruelty and violence.
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Modesty used to be considered a natural female attribute. No more.
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Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
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The U.S. has already suffered a devastating attack on September 11, 2001, and may again become a target.
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The United Nations has become a largely irrelevant, if not positively destructive institution, and the just-released U.N. report on the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, proves the point.
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Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship.
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Britons seem to have given up on assimilating their Muslim population, with many British elites patting themselves on the back for their tolerance and multiculturalism.
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Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.
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For generations, even many otherwise decent white Southerners learned to despise black people.
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From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties.
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In fact, the U.S. military has bent over backwards to respect the religious beliefs of some very dangerous fanatics who want to kill us.
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