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Entry Posted August 5, 2007

http://www.slate.com/id/2171371/ Christopher Hitchens: “Why are we so scared of offending Muslims?” This may not be precisely right, but I think he’s saying that there’s no necessary moral distinction between “bad” Muslims (the destructive ones) and “good” ones: they’re both following their faith as they believe it. 19:08

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