A few years ago the Pope wrote that Islam and the Qur’an rejected all forms of violence. Now he is contradicting himself. “The Pope went on, however, to acknowledge that the ‘idea of conquest is inherent to the soul of Islam,’ while immediately adding that ‘one could also interpret the end of Saint Matthew’s gospel, […]
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Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Democrats Try to Outlaw Trump’s Muslim Immigration Ban
Because, you see, “hope” must triumph over “fear.” My piece in FrontPage: Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has certainly turned American politics on its head. Has it ever happened before in American history that a political party began to frame legislation against an opposing candidate’s proposals before he was even elected – much […]
Robert Spencer responds to denunciation by Leftist Rabbi Shaul Osadchey
Recently I spoke in Calgary, Alberta, and was denounced before I had said a word by, among others, hard-Left Rabbi Shaul Osadchey. Rabbi Osadchey recently wrote a lengthy explanation of why he did this, in response to a letter he received from Brian Sander, one of his congregants. The Rabbi’s explanation was passed on to […]
Petraeus calls for self-censorship to avoid offending Muslims
This is essentially an anti-Trump screed, but it has more sweeping and ominous implications. Petraeus has “grown increasingly concerned about inflammatory political discourse that has become far too common both at home and abroad against Muslims and Islam, including proposals from various quarters for blanket discrimination against people on the basis of their religion.” He […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Pope: Neither Holy, Nor Roman, Nor An Umpire
“Integration” And “Dialogue” Or, The Pope Accepts His Prize The Charlemagne Prize, awarded by the city of Aachen for services furthering the unity of Europe, was given this year to Pope Francis. His address upon receiving the prize is one more example of his inability to recognize, or possibly of his feeling compelled not to […]
UK Cardinal calls for “change of heart in our society” to welcome migrants
Last February, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. And the Lebanese Education Minister recently said that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. Meanwhile, 80% of migrants who have recently come to Europe claiming to be fleeing the war in Syria […]
Robert Spencer, PJM: Mideast Christian Victims of Muslim Brotherhood Demand U.S. Call It a Terror Group
Over at PJ Media today I discuss why the Muslim Brotherhood should be declared a terror group: If anyone must know whether or not the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization, it is those who have borne the brunt of its wrath. The Coptic Solidarity, a group dedicated to defending the rights of one of […]
The Muslim Will vs. the Western Way
In the ongoing struggle between Islam and the West, one important fact is regularly overlooked: one civilization has the will to triumph, but not the way; the other has the way to triumph, but not the will. Some who dread Islam do not seem to understand this. They think that Islam is an irresistible […]
State Department wants to bring in 1,500 Muslim migrants every month
What could possibly go wrong? Last February, the Islamic State boasted it would soon flood Europe with as many as 500,000 refugees. And the Lebanese Education Minister recently said that there were 20,000 jihadis among the refugees in camps in his country. Meanwhile, 80% of migrants who have recently come to Europe claiming to be […]
Women and Children First
The code of chivalry from the Edwardian Era has a completely different meaning in today’s Europe. The Munk Debate of April 1 revealed something we feared existed but had never before seen in such naked and shameless display: a misogyny far worse — if one can believe it — than that baked into Islam’s DNA. The Left’s […]