Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. Recent terrorist atrocities have seemed to confirm…
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Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and ‘pray to Allah’ during a religious education lesson. Parents were outraged that the two boys from year seven (11 to 12-year-olds) were punished for not wanting to take part in the practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped. They said forcing their children to…
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A long-forgotten interview from 2004 provides insight When writing about Barack Obama’s religious orientation recently, I pointed out that while I do believe he favors Muslim over Western culture, bowing before another — even God — is above his humility grade. I further mentioned that in keeping with this self-centeredness, Obama is (like all leftists)…
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To mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The Rev. Terry Jones is planning an “International Burn the Qur’an Day” at his 50-member Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida.
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A high school test blatantly lauds Islam while slamming Christianity. A seminary in California plans to train Imams and Rabbis along with Christian Pastors. In his book “Slavery, Terrorism and Islam” Peter Hammond notes that the level of governmental control increases in direct proportion to the Islamic population percentage. We are in a culture war…
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This September 11th, a church in Florida is protesting the growing influence of Islam by offending 2 billion people. Specifically, they’re staging a “Burn the Quran” Day. But is this the first day of its kind? In fact, is today’s Qur’an the Qur’an that Muhammad intended his followers to have? Let’s take a look at…
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For centuries, theological seminaries minted trained and licensed ministers of their respective religious traditions. They took seriously their creedal and confessional commitments to their respective faiths and denominations. While comparative theology may have been taught, it was with a view to understand and critically evaluate them as rival truth claims, not equally valid truthful claims.…
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday said the greatest threat to national security is radical Islam, but the greatest battlefront for that threat is at home. “This is not a war on terrorism … this is a struggle with radical Islamists,” Mr. Gingrich told a group of about 200 people at the American Enterprise…
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The growing debate over Islam’s place in America, which is escalating in light of plans to build a mosque near ground zero, is increasingly playing out on city streets across the country. On the sides of buses, to be precise. Several groups are engaging in something of a religious ad war over the merits and…
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A Muslim attorney from Dearborn plans to hold a rally on Monday to express support for the four Christian missionaries arrested last month for allegedly disturbing the peace at an Arab festival. Majed Moughni said the rights of the four Christians were violated when police arrested them on July 19 during the Arab International Festival,…
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