On the morning of April 19, 1995, my tranquility and feelings of security were demolished in one horrific explosion. I, together with millions of other Americans, watched in torment, as what had once been the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, collapsed into a mass of smoking ruins. I listened intently to the reports of [...]
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October 25, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Politics, Terrorism
Social Tagging: oklahoma • terrorism
Filed under: Politics, Terrorism
Social Tagging: oklahoma • terrorism
October 19, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Education, Islam
Social Tagging: intolerance • islamophobia • politically correct
Filed under: Education, Islam
Social Tagging: intolerance • islamophobia • politically correct
Found this article from earlier this year on the state of Islamic studies programs at our universities. From what I have read, this example at Hartford is far from an isolated incident. Rather, it is indicative of the status of most Islamic Studies programs. Institutions of higher learning used to be places where the free [...]
October 19, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence
Social Tagging: islamist • persecution • religious freedom
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence
Social Tagging: islamist • persecution • religious freedom
Reposting article by Raymond Ibrahim. An especially busy month in the persecution of Christians in the Muslim world, September also witnessed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton release the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Ironically, aside from Iran and Sudan, none of the countries that habitually appear in this series were designated as “countries of [...]
October 11, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence, Islam, Politics, Radical Islam
Social Tagging: Egypt • intolerance • islamist • persecution • terrorism
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence, Islam, Politics, Radical Islam
Social Tagging: Egypt • intolerance • islamist • persecution • terrorism
This article has a graphic picture at the end of it. Please do not read the entire article if you suffer from nausea at the sight of blood and guts. But the world needs to know what is happening in Egypt against Christians. For the past several years, Christians have suffered mercilessly from constant attacks [...]
October 6, 2011 by Joe · 2 Comments
Filed under: Islam
Social Tagging: apostasy • intolerance • persecution • religious freedom
Filed under: Islam
Social Tagging: apostasy • intolerance • persecution • religious freedom
An opinion piece was recently published in the blog of the Foreign Policy Association. The article, written by a well meaning Muslim attorney, was in response to Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who was convicted of apostasy and sentenced to death. The author makes the argument that Pastor Youcef should go free because there is no [...]
October 4, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Islam, Politics
Social Tagging: mosque • religious freedom • school
Filed under: Islam, Politics
Social Tagging: mosque • religious freedom • school
The following article is cross posted from Islamist Watch with permission. I blogged on this issue in July; read my earlier comments here. by Ann Snyder Over the past few months, a “mosque” in Toronto has inspired quite a hubbub in the blogosphere and Canadian press, even promptingdemonstrations, including some in September. As in many mosques, the genders are segregated, [...]
Since a lot is stirring in Jerusalem, I wanted to drop a quick note to my friends to inform them of something which they may not be aware of. Please pay attention: this information will help you defeat the propaganda of Jerusalem also belonging to Muslims and Islam. Earlier this year I took a tour [...]
October 3, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: christianity, Islam
Social Tagging: common word • ecumenical
Filed under: christianity, Islam
Social Tagging: common word • ecumenical
An article recently appeared in an Israeli news source concerning the pope’s new found pact with Islam. This article noted that “In 2008, the Vatican promoted “Love of God, Love of Neighbor,” the first three-day forum with Islamic leaders.” Love of God and love of neighbor are the central themes around which 138 Islamic scholars wrote a [...]
September 30, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence, Islam
Social Tagging: dhimmitude • Egypt • intolerance • persecution • religious freedom • violence
Filed under: Anti-Christian Violence, Islam
Social Tagging: dhimmitude • Egypt • intolerance • persecution • religious freedom • violence
Reposted from Raymond Ibrahim’s blog. Original here. Historically, non-Muslims whose lands were seized by the jihad had three choices: conversion, dhimmitude, or death. Today, however, they have a fourth option largely unavailable to their forbears: quit their lands of origin—emigrate—the latest testimony to the nature of Islam. Abu Shadi: “Christians must choose between conversion, [...]
September 26, 2011 by Joe · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Obama, Politics, Security, Violence
Social Tagging: Egypt • intolerance • Islam • persecution • violence
Filed under: Obama, Politics, Security, Violence
Social Tagging: Egypt • intolerance • Islam • persecution • violence
By Raymond Ibrahim. Originally posted in the Middle East Forum here. Earlier this month in the West Bank, “settlers attempted to burn two mosques, and vandalized an IDF base as part of the latest ‘price tag’ attacks. The attacks came in response to the demolition of three buildings earlier this week in the West Bank settlement [...]
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