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Why The West Must Maintain The Moral High Ground

In Al Qaeda, American Values, Barack Obama, Blackwater, Bureaucracy, Christianity, Constitution, Defense Contractors, Dick Cheney, Faiths, Federal Government, First Amendment, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Homeland Security, Ideologies, International, Islam, John McCain, New York, Osama Bin Laden, Patriotism, Racism, Religious Right, Special Interests, The Congress, The Pentagon, The White House, Totalitarianism, Washington on January 6, 2012 at 5:02 am

I was born to Chinese parents. Raised as a Christian in a Muslim country. And we spoke English as a first language at home.

Which is, to say, I grew up in the most eclectic of environments. Where the singing of Methodist hymns was as familiar a sound to me as the Muslim call to prayer during dawn and dusk. And where I celebrated Chinese New Year and Christmas just surely as I celebrated the festival of Eid alongside Muslim friends.

I didn’t see it as exotic. Or intriguing. Or strange. It was just the nature of life in Malaysia. Read the rest of this entry »

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