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Archives: Fundamentalists
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Newt Should Check out Mike Pence’s Christian Sharia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Newt Gingrich suggested late last week on cable tv that Muslim Americans should be asked if they believe in "sharia" and if they…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-27-at-2.02.44-AM-1-187x137.png)
Not just Trump: Anti-Muslim Hatred becomes GOP Orthodoxy
Bridge | (Infographic) - - Via Bridge![Trump’s SC Victory and anti-Muslim Hatred](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/trumps-sc-victory-and-anti-musli-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s SC Victory and anti-Muslim Hatred
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Billionaire bigot Donald Trump won the South Carolina primary Saturday with about 32.5 percent of the vote. He was about ten points ahead…![Evangelical Militarism & Islamophobia? Does the Wheaton College Hawkins case signal a Problem?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/evangelical-militarism-islamopho-187x137.jpg)
Evangelical Militarism & Islamophobia? Does the Wheaton College Hawkins case signal a Problem?
By Damon F. Lynch | (Informed Comment) | - - Evangelical university Wheaton College has generated global attention by suspending and initiating the firing of Professor Larycia Hawkins. She had asserted that…![Top 6 Times US government Excluded Millions based on Race or Religion](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/top-6-times-us-government-exclud-187x137.jpg)
Top 6 Times US government Excluded Millions based on Race or Religion
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other bigots on the far right are nothing new in American history. Rather, they remind us of the…![Dylan Roof, Robert Dear and Tashfeen Malik: ‘Self-Radicalized,’ ‘Terrorism,’ ‘Lone Wolf’ and Double Standards](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/dylan-roof-robert-dear-and-tashf-187x137.jpg)
Roof, Dear and Tashfeen Malik: ‘Self-Radicalized,’ ‘Terrorism,’ ‘Lone Wolf’ and Double Standards
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Federal officials are now investigating the San Bernardino massacre as an "act of terrorism" rather than just workplace violence. But when Dylann Roof…![What if Kim Davis Refused to License Marriages of Inter-Racial Couples?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/what-if-kim-davis-refused-to-lic-187x137.jpg)
What if Kim Davis Refused to License Marriages of Inter-Racial Couples?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis was released from prison on Tuesday after having been jailed for 5 days for contempt of court because…![Huckabee’s virtual Genocide: erases Palestinians from West Bank, declares it “Israel”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/huckabees-virtual-genocide-erase-187x137.jpg)
Huckabee’s virtual Genocide: erases Palestinians from West Bank, declares it “Israel”
IMEMC | - - US presidential contender Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Jerusalem, on Wednesday, that he did not consider the West Bank occupied by Israel. The Republican and Baptist…![No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/no-gop-biblical-marriage-was-not-187x137.jpg)
No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The freak-out by the Republican presidential candidates over the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage provokes me to revise and reprise the points…![Iran Deal: Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/iran-deal-michele-bachmann-psych-187x137.jpg)
Iran Deal: Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day
Mark Sovel and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV) | - "Michele Bachmann spoke about the coming End of Times and the return of Jesus Christ to Earth in an interview with Understanding the…![Indiana: Church of Marijuana founded to Exploit Religious Freedom Act](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/indiana-church-of-marijuana-foun-187x137.jpg)
Indiana: Church of Marijuana founded to Exploit Religious Freedom Act
Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) - "“In a classic case of “unintended consequences,” the recently signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana may have opened the door…![Boycotting Indiana over anti-Gay Religious Discrimination](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/boycotting-indiana-over-anti-gay-187x137.jpg)
Boycotting Indiana over anti-Gay Religious Discrimination
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) - "Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and John Iadaola (https://twitter.com/jiadarola) host of The Young Turks discusses the backlash and boycotts from other states against Indiana over its Religious…![Will Indiana ‘Religious Freedom’ Law permit anti-Gay Discrimination?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/will-indiana-religious-freedom-l-187x137.jpg)
Will Indiana ‘Religious Freedom’ Law permit anti-Gay Discrimination?
Jackie Koppell and Jo Ankier | (TheLipTV) "Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a religious freedom bill into law amid pressure from opponents who argue that the measure is a secret way for…![Ted Cruz Thinks Non-Christians Have Too Much Power](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/ted-cruz-thinks-non-christians-h-187x137.jpg)
Ted Cruz Thinks Non-Christians Have Too Much Power
Cenk Uygur, John Iadaola and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks) - "Cenk Uygur, John Iadaola and Jimmy Dore host of The Young Turks discusses Sen. Ted Cruz and his message for…![The “Christian State” of Idaho?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/the-christian-state-of-idaho-187x137.jpg)
The “Christian State” of Idaho?
KXLY ABC | -- "Do you think Idaho should be classified as a Christian state? That's the question the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee will answer Tuesday night. KXLY4's Aaron Luna reports."…![Oklahoma: AP History Abandoned For Christian Agenda](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/oklahoma-ap-history-abandoned-fo-187x137.jpg)
Oklahoma: AP History Abandoned For Christian Agenda
TheLipTV | - "An Oklahoma legislative committee just approved an “emergency” bill introduced by Representative Dan Fisher that would cut state funding for Advanced Placement (AP) US History. Fisher’s agenda seems to…![Tony Blair obsessed with Religious “Crusade” against Iraq, like Bush: Former British Dept’y PM](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/09/tony-blair-obsessed-with-religio-187x137.jpg)
Tony Blair obsessed with Religious “Crusade” against Iraq, like Bush: Former British Dep’ty PM
Channel 4 News: "Former deputy prime minister John Prescott calls his ex boss Tony Blair a 'crusader' because of Blair's recent calls to send troops back into the Iraq." 'Tony Blair is…![Michele Bachmann declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/09/michele-bachmann-declares-christ-187x137.jpg)
Michele Bachmann (R-MN) declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims
The Young Turks: "Michele Bachmann took the stage at the Values Voters Summit today, and fired up the crowd with shots at President Obama and Hillary Clinton, as well as a firm…![Heresy & Superheroes: Broken legs, death threats and fatwas: the trials and tribulations of THE 99](http://web.archive.org./web/20170130082117im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/09/heresy-superheroes-broken-legs-d-187x137.jpg)