Evangelical Pacifism in the War on Terror – by Mark D. Tooley
Will turning the other cheek keep us safe from Islamofascists?
Will turning the other cheek keep us safe from Islamofascists?
Over at Weasel Zippers Momma asks: “When will our President stand up for the rights of Christians all around the world?” Good question. I wonder if he will be able to stop praising Islam long enough even to consider doing such a thing. “Family flees ‘horrific’ abuse: Given asylum in…
My Human Events column today chronicles an unmerry Christmas in Iraq and other Muslim countries: Christians in the Iraqi city have opted not to celebrate Christmas this year, since Ashura, a major Shi’ite day of mourning, falls on the same day. So out of “respect” for the local Shi’ites, Chaldean…
The Palestinian Jew-Hating Meaning of Christmas.
“These targeted attacks testify to the ‘ethnic cleansing’ in act against the Christian community throughout Iraq.” “Mosul attacks on two Christian churches, three dead and several injured,” from AsiaNews, December 23 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm): Mosul (AsiaNews) – Two separate bombs struck this morning in Mosul, the Chaldean church of…
The religious Left rues capitalism’s survival in Copenhagen.
A holly jihadi Christmas in Iraq Amid relentless persecution by Islamic supremacists — while the world looks the other way and whines about Swiss minarets and Geert Wilders. “Amid the carols and decorations, Iraq Christians fear extinction,” from The Times, December 19 (thanks to Kris): [...] Behind the tinsel…
The 7th-century Pact of Umar forbade the construction of new churches or repair of existing ones. The pact is in the spirit of Qur’an 9:29, which commands that non-Muslims “feel themselves subdued” — a fundamental reason why incidents such as this are neither new nor isolated. “A thousand Islamic extremists,…
When the Swiss minaret ban first broke, I noted that minarets were often expressions of Islamic political dominance. Many dismissed this as an “Islamophobic” idea. But now it has been affirmed by Tarek Kahlaoui, assistant professor of Islamic art history and history at Rutgers University — no doubt a dyed-in-the-wool…
Arabic-speaking have used the word “Allah” for the God of the Bible since time immemorial. This is simply an assertion of supremacy. “Church cannot challenge ‘Allah’ ban, says govt counsel,” from Bernama, December 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 14, 2009): The publisher of Herald,…