Can Islam be reformed? If so, it would have to jettison huge elements of its self-understanding, particularly the idea of consensus (ijma) among the Islamic schools of jurisprudence establishing a matter as beyond question, and Muhammad’s related assertion that “my community will not agree on an error.” No one knows the future, but there is […]
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“Spencer’s treatment at the hands of the Diocese of Worcester provides some insights into the problems that the bishops are creating for themselves by not acknowledging the substantial differences between Islam and Christianity”
Here is an insightful analysis into the immense problems with the Catholic Church’s stance toward Islam, as epitomized by the cancellation (after mainstream media and Islamic supremacist pressure on the bishop) of my scheduled talk at a Catholic Men’s Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts next week. “Wise As Serpents?,” by William Kilpatrick in FrontPage, March 12: […]
Hamas says that if Obama visits the Temple Mount it will be a “declaration of war” against the Islamic world
Poor Obama can’t win for losing. He gives Muslim Brotherhood Egypt money and weapons, and stands by silently as it violently oppresses its Christians, and does the Muslim Brotherhood in “Palestine,” Hamas, show any gratitude? No! It acts as if it can push him around. Now where on earth did Hamas get that idea? “Hamas: […]
#MyJihad in Pakistan: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bomber targets police van, murders two, wounds ten
The belief-system underlying this is straightforward: the murderer was claiming the guarantee of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (Qur’an 9:111). But to examine that as an ideological motivating factor would be “Islamophobic.” “Suicide bomber kills 2 in northwestern Pakistan,” by Riaz Khan for the Associated Press, March 12 (thanks to […]
#MyJihad in Nigeria: Muslims gun down five Christians returning home from church
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Kano Boko Haram Attack: Death Toll Climbs To 5,” from 247ureports.com, March 11 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Information reaching 247ureports.com indicates that the Sunday attack at Dakata and Hotoro quarters in Kano metropolis has resulted in two more deaths. The death toll rose from three [3] to five […]
Egyptian Muslim cleric: “If Christians knew what the jizya means, they would demand it themselves”
Because who wouldn’t choose submission and denial of basic rights? “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya […]
Obama’s choice for Labor Secretary refused to rule out bringing Sharia blasphemy laws to the U.S.
Hagel: Pro-Iran, anti-Israel. Brennan: Muslim Brotherhood jihad apologist. Kerry: dunce. And now this. “Obama to Nominate Sharia Supporter, Illegal Immigrant Advocate as Labor Secretary,” by Matthew Vadum at the American Thinker, March 12: Perez is apparently in favor of Saudi-style anti-blasphemy laws. Â In Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries offenders can be condemned to death […]
Netherlands: Muslim who reprimanded young Muslims who admired Hitler goes into hiding after death threats
Why we don’t see more genuine Muslim reformers, part 334,392. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “Volunteer who Opposed Dutch Hitler Admirers in Hiding,” from Arutz Sheva, March 11 (thanks to Anne Crockett): The Dutch daily NRC writes that Mehmet Sahin, a doctoral student, has had to go into hiding with his family. The Mayor of […]
Guantanamo torture: What if they don’t like Harry Potter movies?
The horror! The horror! “Harry Potter films for hire, strawberries for tea and shoes laid out by the bed with military precision… The images that show what life is REALLY like in Guantanamo Bay,” by Sarah Johnson for the Daily Mail, March 11: It holds some of the world’s most dangerous prisoners and is a […]
Seven Iranians with nuclear components arrested
Are you sensing a pattern? This week: #MyJihad in Kentucky: Two Muslims sentenced to prison dawah for plot to export aircraft to Iran #MyJihad in Texas: Two Muslims arrested for misunderstanding Islam, shipping $12 million worth of computers to Iran “Report: Iranians with nuclear components arrested,” by Ariel ben Solomon for the Jerusalem Post, March […]