Posts Tagged ‘Freedom’

Mosque flap tests limits of US tolerance

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
The word tolerance comes from the Latin "tolerare" to bear. In our dictionaries, we define it as, among other things, the "freedom from bigotry or prejudice."

America the Tolerant: NYC mosque dispute prompts reflection on a notion as old as the republic

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
to bear. In our dictionaries, we define it as, among other things, the "freedom from bigotry or prejudice."

Mosque flap tests limits of US tolerance

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
The word tolerance comes from the Latin "tolerare" to bear. In our dictionaries, we define it as, among other things, the "freedom from bigotry or prejudice."

Cobden on Freedom, Peace, and Trade

Friday, August 20th, 2010
The pursuit of peace will have to be governed not by slogans and superficiality but by a profound humility that acknowledges the inevitable limitations on what coercion can accomplish.

July Museum Roundup

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured Haiti: Freedom and Creativity from the Mountains to the Sea; Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture; and Water Ways: Mid-Atlantic Maritime Communities. Photo by Jeff Tinsley, Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Folk Life Festival kicks off its second week starting today and runs through Monday. Explore the culture of Asian Pacific Americans ...