The Stream On July 16, 1212, an epic battle — for which the Islamic State still vows vengeance and which recently made the news for inciting Spain’s “right” to reject Islam — took place between Christians and Muslims, five hundred years after Muhammad’s followers first invaded that nation in 711. From the start, a small pocket of Christian resistance remained in northwest … [Read more...]
Islam in Vienna: The Fate of Those Who Reject History
PJ Media Recently we saw just how Islamic the Austrian capital of Vienna—where Muslims now outnumber Christians in the schoolrooms—had become. Hand in hand with this influx of Muslims has been an influx of crimes: Muggings and beatings are becoming commonplace in the historic capital city, with passersby being attacked on almost a daily basis….The Praterstern area, just … [Read more...]
Richard the Lionheart: An Exemplar of ‘Bravery, Cunning, Steadfastness, and Endurance’
LifeSiteNews Today in history, the important fortress city of Acre fell back to Crusader hands, and in so doing ushered in the Third Crusade—the most bloody and violent of all Crusades. And its chief architect—a man hated but also greatly respected by his Muslim adversaries—was King Richard I, the Lionheart. Following the decisive battle of Hattin in 1187, Sultan Saladin … [Read more...]
Why Has Canada Become the Epicenter of Arson Attacks on Churches?
LifeSiteNews On Sunday, June 9, 2024, the historic St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto, and its many artifacts and precious paintings, were “completely destroyed” in a blaze, to quote Deputy Fire Chief Jim Jessop. The torched church’s pastor, Rev. Don Beyers, added that the congregation is “greatly devastated”: I’m crushed, I feel for my people. You can't imagine what this … [Read more...]
Vienna: A Case Study of the ‘Great Replacement’
The Stream Whoever doubts the merits of the “great replacement theory” — which holds that global “elites” are replacing white, Christian populations with nonwhite, non-Christian (especially Muslim) populations — should take a good look at Austria. Its capital, Vienna — once a celebrated center of art, culture, and music, and the capital of the Christian Holy Roman Empire — is … [Read more...]