By Pastor Chuck Baldwin Western Journalism [...] A report published by National Review Online states, “Prominent indicators confirm that the U.S. is the chief facilitator of the persecution of Christians around the world today. “According to the recently released 2014 World Watch List, which ranks the 50 nations where Christians are most persecuted, Syria is the third worst … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Understanding Meriam Ibrahim’s Plight, From Marco Polo to Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Sharia Engenders “Religious” Hatred Towards Christians
By Andrew Bostom Raymond Ibrahim, in an enlightening April 2010 essay, explained how the famous 13th century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo—contra reductio ad absurdum pejorative characterizations of him as an “Orientalist,” inveterately prejudiced against the “Other,”—provided objective anthropological assessments: in fact, Polo occasionally portrayed the few … [Read more...]
Islamic Fatwa: Husbands Should Abandon Wives to Rapists in Self-Interest
Arabic French Spanish Islam permits Muslim husbands to abandon their wives to rapists in order to save their own lives—so says Dr. Yassir al-Burhami, vice president of Egypt’s Salafi party, the nation’s premiere Islamist party since the Muslim Brotherhood was banned. Burhami’s fatwa, or Islamic decree, is not altogether surprising. Earlier the Salafi sheikh said that, … [Read more...]
Islam’s Long History of Intolerance and Violence
By Alan Caruba Canada Free Press I keep wondering why, here in the United States where three thousand died in a 2001 attack on the Twin Towers by terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda, we continue to be told that we must exercise sensitivity and tolerance for a “religion”, Islam, that worldwide is perpetrating not just violence, but a concerted attack on morality in general and … [Read more...]
Tweeting Like a Bunch of Twits
By Tom Burgum Longboat Key News The United States seemingly has a new foreign policy strategy. When danger threatens in the world, simply tweet it away. Russia invades the Ukraine: have a State Department official appear on Twitter with a sign of support for the Ukraine. Kidnapping in Nigeria: show the first lady on Twitter holding a sign that reads, “Bring back our girls.” … [Read more...]