The American left has learned how to disguise its intolerance of religion as acts as freedom.  Two personal experiences led me to understand this. Years ago, I went through customs at an airport in Saudi Arabia.  I was shocked when the inspector, clad in his traditional Arabian garb, pulled an item of contraband from my luggage and accusingly showed it to me.  It was a small paperback book that had on its cover an image of Buddha.  I briefly objected as he confiscated it.  Fortunately for me, a seasoned traveler nudged me and said, don’t quarrel, or he will have you arrested.  Being arrested in Saudi Arabia is a profoundly miserable experience, I am told.  So I then smiled diplomatically and asked the inspector to toss it, which he did.  He then allowed me to proceed on my way, a mercy not always offered to travelers. I cannot describe the dark resentment I still have about that incident.  We take for granted a freedom that...(Read Full Post)