WITH an eye toward the 2012 elections, legislators in six states have been debating laws explicitly prohibiting courts from considering or using Sharia law, with 14 more looking at wider bans on “foreign law.” They’re taking a clear cue from Oklahoma’s wildly popular Sharia ban, which voters approved as a state constitutional amendment [...]
If you are not vitally concerned about the possibility of radical Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government and establishing a Taliban-style theocracy, then you are not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. In addition to talking about tax policy and Afghanistan, Republican candidates have also felt the need to speak out against the menace of [...]
The GOP debate last night had religious undertones.
For starters, the debate was held at an institution run by Catholic Benedictines: Saint Anselm College. Also, two Catholics participated — Newt Ginrich and Rick Santorum — along with three evangelical Baptists — Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul — a Mormon, Mitt Romney, and [...]
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