Lynn v. Sekulow

Lynn v. Sekulow

CONGRATULATIONS, JAY: AND I MEAN IT

posted by Rev. Barry W. Lynn | 11:09pm Wednesday October 1, 2008

The asylum decision that you just achieved is admirable.  Willfully sending people back to their country of origin if there is credible evidence that persecution will occur there is an affront to international legal principles and virtually any standard of morality.

I would take it one step further, however.  The United States’ own record in asylum cases is far from pristine.  We require too much evidence in cases involving claims of Muslim women who face retaliation because of fundamentalist beliefs in their countries of origin.  Similarly, very practical difficulties remain in considering asylum claims made by gays and lesbians (even though the penalties they could face if deported often rooted directly or otherwise in religious beliefs).

Note to readers: I will have a review up tomorrow about the new film “Religulous” which I saw this evening.  Here’s a hint: I liked it better than Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”.



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posted 4:52:22pm Dec. 02, 2010 | read full post »

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Well Jay, the time has come for me to say goodbye. Note to people who are really happy about this: I'm not leaving the planet, just this blog.As I noted in a personal email, after much thought, I have decided to end my participation and contribution to Lynn v. Sekulow and will be doing some blogging

posted 12:24:43pm Nov. 21, 2010 | read full post »

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posted 11:46:49am Nov. 05, 2010 | read full post »

President Obama is the "Angel of Death"? Give me a break!
Jay, I think you would agree with me that businesses have the right to hire and fire as they see fit. Fox News, per usual, has manufactured a controversy here, and that's all there is to it. But since you mentioned you believe Juan Williams' had the "right to express a thought," I'd like to at least

posted 4:34:02pm Nov. 01, 2010 | read full post »

Juan Williams' Firing: Political Correctness Over the Top
Barry, it's the ultimate in political correctness.  Losing your job for being honest - for expressing a feeling - a thought.  The problem is that in the case of former NPR journalist Juan Williams, an honest thought - expressing a feeling - about Muslims and 9-11 - cost him his job.  

posted 1:18:22pm Oct. 22, 2010 | read full post »

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Linda

posted October 2, 2008 at 11:32 am


I find your comments intriquing and mostly on target. I would like to you read more about the topic. I am especially interested in hearing more about the film “Religulous” – can anyone help?
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cassie

posted October 2, 2008 at 1:44 pm


can we please get about releasing the Canadian in Guantanamo …. how many prosecutors have to resign from the military regarding this case before someone at the Pentagon gets a clue? This guy was 15 and was inculcated by his parents .. and furthermore, how is defending a native population against foreign aggression so reprehensible in war? The US repeatedly puts a ‘moral’ spin on whatever they do, especially when they are installing corrupt puppet regimes to enable the ruling class to rape the third world of its natural resources.
This may seem off topic, but not when you consider that the same mentality that opposes ‘asylum cases’ willy nilly also has an over-arching need to do far, far worse.
how many displaced Somalis right now, as a result of our backing Ethopians who are running loose throughout Somalia? Oh, and great too to see that Maliki has just stripped Christian Iraqis of participation in parliament.
great moral stuff.



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N. Lindzee Lindholm

posted September 10, 2009 at 7:45 pm


I’d be interested in hearing more about what is meant by requiring way to much evidence for Muslim women who are persecuted in their own countries by fundamentalist beliefs. Evidence standards should be the same for men and women, and based upon international religious law.



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