X-mas, Islam: Looking back at 2011

Amber Dorrian, Wisdom Quarterly

Christian holiday: Santa (Monica) Pub Crawl 2011 benefits the needy (LA Weekly).

• 2011: Year in Cosplay-Guns N' Roses-Best Nightlife Photos of 2011
• Crimes Against Christmas
  
• Brilliant Atheist Ad Campaign

Buddhist "Holiday" music

(Thushangao) "Stanza of Victory," Jayamangala Gatha, a recital by the Messengers of Dharma. These eight stanzas extol the virtues of the Buddha and are recited when embarking on any venture. They are intended to bring happiness and success.

Top 10 of Everything in 2011

Best New Website of 2011


Newt's Holy War on Atheists in America

Hrafnkell Haraldsson (PoliticusUSA.com) Newt's Holy War? It's coming to your town in 2012. It is absurd that we would be drawn so often back to the “War on Christianity” meme that seems to form the heart and core of every Republican campaign in 2012.

Islam: What the West Needs To Know

Virtually every major Western leader has over the past several years expressed the view that Islam is a peaceful religion and that those who commit violence in its name are fanatics who misinterpret its tenets. This claim, while widely circulated, rarely attracts serious public examination.

Through an examination of the Koran, other Islamic texts, and the example of the prophet Muhammed, this documentary argues, through a sober and methodical presentation, that violence against non-Muslims is and has always been an integral aspect of Islam. Jihad, while best translated as "struggle," when represented in the life of Muhammad, meant organized warfare against non-believers.

Relying on Islam's early texts, this documentary considers the violent, expansionary ideology within Islam that seeks the destruction or subjugation of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government. More

War on Islam (notmytribe.com)

• Southern California Public Radio
• Possible UFO in Kansas mystery solved
• 2012 End-of-the-World Countdown Based on Mayan Calendar Starts Today
• Ron Paul Storms Off CNN Set After Questioning Over Racist Newsletter
• Healthy two-headed baby born in Brazil
• Readied To Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma
• The Texans who live on the ‘Mexican side’ of the border fence: ‘Technically, we’re in the US…
• ‘Ninja Cow’ beguiles Nebraska town
• Moscow, eyeing U.S. missile defense plans, announces work on 100-ton “monster” missile
• Fox News zings CNN and MSNBC on holiday card, just like last year
• Ron Paul Suddenly Doesn't Want to Talk to Reporters About His Racist Newsletters

(politicususa.com)

• See-through blouses become fashion rage (stylebistro.com)
• Paris Hilton and sister party in Las Vegas
• Lindsay Lohan dead within a year: Work it out, or act out
• Why I stand with Occupy Wall Street Movement
• Immigration detention in our lock 'em up system
  
• VIDEO: Dr. Ron Paul's racist statements?
• The other Biggest Buddha in the World (Leshan)
• Giant ET UFOs near Sun are now visible in closeup image
• VIDEO: Beating female protesters in Egypt
• Listen to "Radio Lab" (radiolab.org)
  
• World's shortest woman declared: 2 feet tall
• Who is opposed to new .XXX domain names?