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Tuesday, October 26, 2004
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Poor use of religion at protest
By now, everyone knows that Ann Coulter was nearly pied during her speech at Centennial Hall last Thursday.
Even my grandmother from Florida e-mailed me asking about all the juicy details.
However, outside Centennial, a less publicized protest occurred which included the Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty and UA Law College's chapter of the American Lawyer's Guild.
And while the actions of "Al Pieda" might have involved the gross misuse of custard pies, the protestors outside blatantly misrepresented several religious beliefs on their signs.
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Editorial: Election guide - statewide propositions
So you want to be an informed voter, but don't want to labor over the fine print of Arizona's numerous propositions? We've got you covered. Below you'll find a brief synopsis of each statewide proposition on the ballot, and our analysis of how to vote. Still too much to handle? Do yourself a favor: At the very least, read up on propositions 102 and 200. They're by far the most important issues being turned over to voters next Tuesday. We promise you won't regret it.
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Mailbag
Bin Laden not a Shiite Muslim, but a Sunni Muslim
This is just a correction to Nathan Brown's assertion that Osama bin Laden is a Shiite Muslim. From what I understand, bin Laden is in fact a Sunni Muslim, albeit an extremist one (kind of like what the Klu Klux Klan was/is to Christianity).
Mr. Brown was right, however, in that the alleged connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida is utterly ridiculous. It is utterly ridiculous because Hussein ran a secular state in Iraq. That is, church and state were separated under Hussein. Tariq Aziz, Hussein's former spokesperson, is a Christian. Because of Hussein's secularism, bin Laden considered Hussein an infidel.
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