Al-Arian Walk Watch: the prosecution is trying to convince us that his motives don’t matter, and that what he believes about jihad and related things doesn’t either. Of course, they wouldn’t even attempt this were it not for the PC mantras about the Religion of Peace that still dominate the media and government. From the […]
Malaysia: Bibles in native languages banned
“Statement saddens Evangelicals,” from the Malaysian Star Online, with thanks to Twostellas: PETALING JAYA: The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) has expressed regret over a government minister’s remarks that Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Indonesia were banned. NECF secretary-general Rev Wong Kim Kong said the remarks by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk […]
Fitting Islam into Catholic worldview
Yesterday I posted a piece about Catholic leaders contemplating a more realistic stance toward Islam. Here is another in which the dhimmitude option comes in for some gentle questioning. From the International Herald Tribune, with thanks to the Norwegian Kafir: ROME – One is from Nigeria, a man who grew up among Muslims and says […]
Vatican rethinking dhimmitude
“Vatican Is Rethinking Relations With Islam,” from the Washington Post, with thanks to JJP Mackie: ROME — After two decades of contact and dialogue with the Islamic world under Pope John Paul II, the Vatican is rethinking an outreach program that critics say is diluting Catholicism and has brought almost no benefits to beleaguered Catholic […]
Petition to the UN Against Religious Apartheid
A call for some sanity at the UN from the Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights: Petition to the United Nations Against Religious Apartheid To: H.E. the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan; The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights is an umbrella coalition representing various organizations from the following communities: […]
U.N. Calls for Combating ‘Defamation’ of Islam
More UN dhimmitude from Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in: GENEVA – The United Nations Commission on Human Rights called on Tuesday for combating defamation of religions, especially Islam, and condemned discrimination against Muslims in the West’s war on terrorism. The 53-member state forum adopted a resolution, presented by Pakistan on behalf […]
“Washington hasn’t leveled with us about the full scope and depth of the Islamic threat”
From an interview with Paul Sperry, author of Infiltration, in FrontPage, with thanks to Nosy: FP: What inspired you to write Infiltration? Sperry: My children. I wrote it in the hopes that my kids and their kids won’t have to live under terror alerts. Washington hasn’t leveled with us about the full scope and depth […]
Belgium: “Where once stood a shrine to Our Blessed Lady, now stands a mosque”
I have no idea which Cardinal would be a good Pope, but I am beginning to think that Belgium’s Cardinal Danneels might not be the best choice. “Muslim group transforms chapel in Brussels as Cardinal Danneels departs for Rome,” from the Catholic Church Conservation Blogspot, with thanks to Paolo: In the centre of Brussels, there […]
Sweden is a sinking ship
Here is a rather rough translation from the December 2004 issue of a bi-monthly magazine of Danish People´s party, which I’m told by Thomas Bolding Hansen, who kindly sent this in, is “a rightwing party with 13 % of the parliamentary vote.” I don’t know anything about the Danish People’s party and am not endorsing […]
Holland: A Muslim politician drops his mask
Cid Martel of the Dutch Disease blog has kindly sent along this revealing translation of a Dutch story from Trouw. Cid explains: “A small Dutch Christian party called ChristenUnie (ChristianUnion) is trying to figure out how to deal with Muslims. Some feel Muslims are a threat, others think that Christians need to be open to […]