One of the direct consequences of the U.S. government’s involvement in the Middle East and other nations is that it has sparked and ignited religious-based retaliation, fused with political-based retaliation. This is playing out in America as a marked increase in hatred and blanket condemnation of Islam (easily found on the internet), with accompanying actions. Such religious division goes back a very long time; it’s now aroused again. The latest is a video: “The trailer was uploaded to YouTube by Sam Bacile, whom The Wall Street Journal Web site identified as a 52-year old Israeli-American real estate developer in California. … Continue reading Religious Antipathies Aroused