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Christians in Iraq are, in light of threats of violence and recent killings of practicing Christians, canceling their Christmas festivities<\/a>.\u00a0 So what does that have to do with America being racist?\u00a0 Nothing really.\u00a0 But if I even suggested this and other recent stories about the ongoing oppression, persecution, and violence against Christians throughout the Islamic world might suggest there is something wrong with modern Islam, then I would be smacked down as one more white, racist, Islamaphobic bigot.\u00a0 So I figured I would play it safe and just go with the crowd and say what anyone in our country can say and not only be tolerated, but possibly even be rewarded for saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"