A courageous and much-needed criticism of the proposed new religious hatred laws in the UK. I am amazed that this article got published. From Will Cummins in the Telegraph, with thanks to Charles at LGF: In the time of Marcus Aurelius, Christianity was a growing force within the Roman Empire. His ministers asked him if […]
Bush ratchets up rhetoric in ‘ideological’ terror war
Maybe he really does understand what is at stake, or is beginning to. Or maybe he is beginning to understand that a growing number of Americans do not buy, if they ever did, his “religion of peace” line. From the Washington Times, : KUTZTOWN, Pa. — President Bush yesterday called the war on terror “a […]
Catholic Church officials equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism
A bracing dose of honesty and courage from a Catholic-Jewish meeting in Buenos Aires, acknowledging that anti-Zionist appeals are often thinly veiled jihadist anti-Semitism. This story says “the Catholic Church” condemned anti-Zionism, but it isn’t clear who actually signed the document, and what weight it has. From Haaretz: The Catholic Church condemned anti-Zionism as a […]
Bulgaria says it won’t give in to hostage-takers’ demand
The Bulgarians are evidently made of sterner stuff than the Filipinos and Spanish. Or at least they know that appeasement only emboldens the aggressor. From AFP: SOFIA — The Bulgarian government said Friday it would not give in to blackmail after reports that two Bulgarian hostages in Iraq would be killed unless US troops freed […]
Egyptian shadow government forming
Introducing a band of courageous men: the Egyptian shadow government. Egypt Shadow Government has been founded by a group of liberal and progressive Egyptians to free Egypt from dictatorship and fanaticism and to save it from sinking into chaos, famines and civil wars. The objectives of this shadow government are briefly listed as follows: 1. […]
UNLV: Lecturer says Islam helps create terror
Given the state of higher education today, this is a jaw-dropping story. From the Review Journal, with thanks to Twostellas: Patrick Boylan, a member of the state’s board of education, brought out the Quran before 19 of the state’s highest emergency responders. “It says it right here. Do not take the infidels as your friends,” […]
South Korea unswayed by beheading threat
The South Koreans seem unwilling to follow the Spanish into dhimmitude. From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: South Korea will go ahead with its plan to send 3,000 troops to help rebuild Iraq despite a televised threat from Iraqi militants to behead a South Korean hostage, the Foreign Ministry said today. The government would do […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Ireland: Irish outlaw Muslim second wives
What happened to their commitment to multiculturalism? How can they pass such a racist law? (Folks, don’t get excited. That’s an example of what you Americans call “sarcasm.”) From The Telegraph, with thanks to Twostellas: The Irish government confirmed yesterday that it has ordered all men from Islamic countries seeking residency to sign a sworn […]
Sudanese bishop: “The challenge of Islamism is much worse than communism. Something the next pope will have to fully face”
Cesare Mazzolari, Bishop of Rumbek, Sudan, is unusually forthright among Catholic bishops about the challenge of radical Islam. From Chiesa, with thanks to Nicolei: Q. – Do you convert many Muslims? A. – “Absolutely not. Getting close to Islamic people is like giving them the death penalty Those that convert freely are forced to flee. […]
Anti-dhimmitude in Iraq
Missionaries of Charity home for handicapped children, Baghdad This Washington Post story (thanks to Mrs. Obelix) about Christian missionaries in Iraq is much concerned about the hazards and methods used by the missionaries to proselytize in a country where (in a remarkable admission for the Post) “outbreaks of violence in the name of Islam [are] […]