When I was a kid going to Catholic school in Pennsylvania, we used to tell puerile religion jokes:
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
John.
John who?
John the Baptist.
At which point you’d get a squirt from a real or imaginary water pistol. Get it?
Clean, innocent fun, like the one about God’s phone number, which you can only “get” if you [...]
Muslim communities say the decision will spread deep concern and worry. The Swiss government and businesses are worried too - about whether this controversial but democratic ballot will provoke an international backlash.
Alan Fisher, Al Jazeera English, “Swiss brace for minaret backlash”
What if that backlash were to include a disinvestment or divestment wave among Muslim countries, [...]
Irish, American, and Errant European, Gerald Loftus was a diplomat from 1979 to 2002, and worked in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Settled in Brussels, his blog “Avuncular American” looks at America and the world from Europe. more.
