Losing Their Religion
Why exactly are we treating Islamic theology like a protected species?
Why exactly are we treating Islamic theology like a protected species?
Trying to reason with the violently intransigent and desperately dishonest. “Vilks takes fight to Facebook foes,” from The Local, June 8 (thanks to Fjordman): Swedish artist Lars Vilks has joined a Facebook group entitled Kill Lars Vilks in order to engage in discussion with his antagonists as part of his…
As one would expect, this campaign is focused on external appearances, and not toward challenging allegedly “extremist” views among fellow Muslims. And it’s predictably deceptive. Glowing generalities like the one on the car pictured above require readers to project their own cultural understanding of ideas like “women’s rights” onto…
The ability of the all-too-standard “insanity” defense to explain away this attack is getting weaker all the time. “Funeral of Mgr. Padovese. Murderer, ‘I killed the great Satan!’,” by Geries Othman for Asia News, June 7 (thanks to Hugh): Iskenderun (AsiaNews) – Today at 4pm local time the funeral will…
“There is no compulsion in religion” — Qur’an 2:256 So that means that the Muslims who pressured these Hindus are Misunderstanders of Islam, right? Not necessarily. The dhimma, after all, mandates discrimination against the “protected” or “guilty” people, the dhimmis. If dhimmis wish to escape the crushing tax burden and…
Why Islamists terrorize non-violent Muslims.
The sister of a pilot on one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 said it best: “We have two Imam Raufs.” We certainly do. But after all, Muhammad himself said, “War is deceit.” “Imam unmosqued: Ground Zero booster tied to sea clash,” by Andy Soltis for the New York Post,…
This case bears watching closely. Overruling civil legislation to accommodate Sharia will set a disastrous precedent for the future of human rights, and for the rights of women and non-Muslims in Nigeria. An update on this story. “Nigeria: Court to hear child-bride case,” by Bashir Adigun for the Associated Press,…
As is strikingly common in connection with stories like this, (cf. Naveed Haq, or this case in Yemen, and even Nidal Hasan), the attacker has been found to have “psychological problems.” Fixating on mental illness as a possible cause for the attack allows the media to ignore any and all…
It’s one thing to sell ignorant infidels the idea that Islam is peace. But the charade crumbles when the Jews come up.