I Would Rather Clean Than Beg.

What Matters Is Abuse, And How It Is Anchored In A Religion That Denies Women Their Rights As Humans. What Matters Is That Atrocities Against Women And Children Are Carried Out In Europe. What Matters Is That Governments And Societies Must Stop Hiding Behind A Hollow Pretense Of Tolerance So That They Can Recognize And Deal With The Problem.

European Children Are Educated In A Narrative Of Human Tolerance Every Day, And If You Want To Be Sure To Prevent A Backlash, You Should At Least Think Of Bringing Muslim Children And Teenagers Into The Fold Of That Narrative Of Tolerance.

It Is Easy To Be Disgruntled If You Are Denied Rights And Freedoms To Which You Feel Entitled. But If You Are Not Coherent, If You Cannot Put Into Words What It Is That Displeases You And Why It Is Unfair And Should Change, Then You Are Dismissed As An Unreasonable Whiner. You May Be Lectured About Perseverance And Patience, Life As A Test, The Need To Accept The Higher Wisdom Of Others.

I Talk About A Christianity That Is Enlightened Enough To Separate Spirituality From The Rest Of Life. Not Just Church And State, But Knowledge And Church.

Drinking Wine And Wearing Trousers Were Nothing Compared To Reading The History Of Ideas.