1. 18 August 2010 · 02:29 AM ·
    Religion in two Americas

    A good read that emphasizes the two aspects of the debate concerning the Islamic center near Ground Zero and many other religious issues. 

    “There’s an America where it doesn’t matter what language you speak, what god you worship, or how deep your New World roots run. An America where allegiance to the Constitution trumps ethnic differences, language barriers and religious divides. 

    […]

    But there’s another America as well, one that understands itself as a distinctive culture, rather than just a set of political propositions”