Trump’s tweet in full: “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” […]
Archives for January 2018
Iran: Rouhani promises people “completely free to express criticism,” then security forces murder 12 people
Taqiyya as an Islamic theological concept originates with the Shi’ites, and can be broad-ranging in its application. “Twelve dead in Iran as security forces are accused of opening fire on protesters after President Rouhani said people were ‘completely free to express their criticism,’” by Chris Pleasance, MailOnline, January 1, 2018: At least 12 people have […]
Egypt: Muslim murders two Christians in New Year attack on liquor store
The Muslim persecution of the Christians in Egypt is ongoing, but has aroused little interest in the international media and even less in the “human rights community.” The victims are of the wrong creed. “Two Christians killed in New Year attack on Egypt liquor store,” Coptic World, January 1, 2018: A gunman killed two Copts […]
Germany: Berlin’s “safe zone” for women fails to prevent New Year’s Eve sex assaults
“The creation of the safety area was heavily criticised by a German police union boss. He said it communicates a ‘devastating message’: ‘By doing so, one is saying there are safe zones and unsafe zones’ for women, a message that could result in ‘the end of equality, freedom of movement and self-determination’, he said.” Yes, […]
PBS Broadcasts Crusade Myths for the Holiday Season
“The advertising for the new film” The Sultan and the Saint “suggests it presents revisionist history in line with the modernist ecumenical agenda,” wrote in 2016 Dr. Benjamin J. Vail (OFS), an American Secular Franciscan. The finished film, shown to this author and others last April, thoroughly vindicated Vail, and is now offering hackneyed Crusade […]
Sweden: Muslim caregiver refuses to buy elderly woman Christmas ham due to “religious reasons”
A Muslim caregiver in Sweden has caused controversy after she refused to purchase a Christmas ham for one of her company’s clients, saying that it violated her religious beliefs. Liberal Party member Eva Castberger stated that “faithfulness is a private matter and nothing that should affect other people in one’s occupation.” This is precisely the […]