Cross-post test.

Apparently I wasn't the only one having problems cross-posting to LJ.

EDIT: Looks like it's still broken.

Islam and "Islamophobia".

Excellent article in the Jewish Chronicle by Melanie Phillips, whom I've long admired.

 

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As I've said before, I don't worry myself much about your opinion of my religious beliefs.  I'm also not going to lose much sleep over whether somebody thinks I'm an "islamophobe" or a bigot because I see a connection between Muslim fundamentalism and violence.  There are a lot of folks in the cultural and intellectual elites who are johnny-on-the-spot to speak out against "islamophobia", but it's easy to be zealous for the rights of people who are going to cut your head off.  I salute people like Melanie Phillips and Kay Wilson who have the courage to speak out.