P.Z. Meyers and his commenters once coined the term “fatwa envy” referring to religious hate mail he would receive. These emails would often say P.Z. wouldn’t have done whatever action they’re perturbed about to Muslims because they would behead him or something. Do you think Newt Gingrich has a touch of fatwa envy?
There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.
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Newt Gingrich thinks that the standard for religious freedom in America is actually Saudi Arabia. That’s nice to know.