I am appalled by the Taliban. But I can see no more reason to argue with them than with the Talibanic Pat Robertson, who warned the city of Orlando, Fla., that it would suffer some sort of natural catastrophe if it allowed a celebration of gay pride. She had been warned, but had proceeded with her pregnancy anyway. It was her 11th. Such is faith.
Faith is all the rage.
Government now embraces it. We have something of a state religion. The president has announced his intention to share the government's largess with faith-based organizations. They must not, of course, use Uncle Sam's dollars to proselytize, but just how Washington will ensure that down in the basement of some church a little prayer will not be required before a little food is doled out is hard to see. Maybe more cops is the answer.