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...overwhelmed by the movement's declaration of "open war." The Sharon government too is consumed by the idea that might can prevail. When I asked Rantisi, the new leader of Hamas, whether he would accept a negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, he all but dismissed the notion. "Negotiations," he said, "never achieved anything in favor of the Palestinians." What continues to sustain Hamas are the ever-growing numbers of Palestinians who seem to agree with him. --With reporting by Jamil Hamad, Aharon Klein and Matt Rees/Jerusalem
Wade Clark Roof, author of Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion, says Saddleback's megachurch ministry appeals to the notion that size equals success. "We're told that [his philosophy] not only does something for you in the sense of giving your life meaning but it also makes you happy materially, religiously and spiritually," Roof says. "What Rick is marketing is a kind of American religious ideology that conflates growth with salvation...
Sheik Achmed Yassin is no martyr. Under his spiritual leadership, Hamas has slaughtered innocent civilians in the internecine conflict in Israel, banking on the notion that fear is a fine way to win hearts and minds. Terrorists in all countries should be tirelessly resisted, their plots foiled, their goals frustrated, their members apprehended, their supporters pried away. Yet even so, we must oppose the recent Israeli assassination of Yassin, along with all other assassinations by all sovereign governments. The rule of law is the most potent weapon in the arsenal of democratic countries, and it, not missile strikes...
Most importantly—and what government is most capable of achieving—we should be left alone. The NEA annually calls for the imposition of state licensing as well as one-size-fits-all curricula on home educators. This notion should be emphatically rejected. Home education produces superior results precisely because of its flexible nature and freedom from outmoded educational theories. Centralized bureaucrats must not legislate these benefits away...
...What is most disturbing about this petition is that it completely misconstrues the notion of cause and effect,” Trager said. “It laments the separation fence and the Israeli military presence in the territories without taking note of why the fence is being built in the first place and why the military is there in the first place. It really emphasizes the human tragedy of just one side of a two-sided conflict in a way that is repugnant to the senses...