February 2015 was the first time many in the West heard of the Copts, Egypt’s indigenous, Christian inhabitants. Then, the Islamic State published what subsequently went viral—a gory video of their jihadi members savagely carving off the heads of 20 Copts and one Ghanaian by the shores of Libya because they refused to renounce Christ for Islam. Little known, however, is … [Read more...]
A Response to “Dead Wrong: The Anti-Muslim Myth”
An especially stark example of how Leftists thrive on distorting history—a tactic pivotal to their very being—recently appeared. In a video titled “Dead Wrong: The Anti-Muslim Myth,” Johan Norberg, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute who holds an MA in “the History of Ideas” from the University of Stockholm, begins as follows: The Nativist right likes to tell the story of … [Read more...]
“Battles to Conquer the West: Then and Now, with Raymond Ibrahim”
Earlier today, in a one hour audio segment titled "Battles to Conquer the West: Then and Now (Raymond Ibrahim)," Fr. McTeigue interviewed me on The Catholic Current. We discussed a number of topics -- including the metaphysical battles for the West, the Hagia Sophia, and much more. Click hear to listen. … [Read more...]
Hagia Sophia: Turkic Fables vs. Historic Facts
Millions of Orthodox and other Christians around the world were either shocked, angered, and/or saddened to learn recently that Turkey has just approved the transformation of the Hagia Sophia museum—which was originally built, and for a millennium functioned, as an Orthodox cathedral—into a mosque. In a long speech rationalizing this decision, which he personally … [Read more...]
Thomas Jefferson: Good or Evil Based on the Left’s Agenda
Before the “progressive” Left began tearing down American monuments, they tried to use the Founding Fathers’ names to their advantage. Thus, for Barack Obama, “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding.” The main “proof” of this dubious claim is that Thomas Jefferson, whose statues are being torn down, owned a Koran. This simple fact supposedly … [Read more...]