Originally published by the Stonegate Institute The Nigerian church bombings, wherein the Islamic group Boko Haram killed over 40 people celebrating Christmas mass, is just the most obvious example of anti-Christian sentiment in December. Elsewhere around the Muslim world, Christmas time for Christians is a time of increased threats, harassment, and fear, which is not … [Read more...]
Islam’s Slave-Soldiers Return to Egypt
Originally published by the Stonegate Institute Note: Stonegate Institute's title for this article is "An Old Egyptian Tradition: A Military that Brutalizes Egyptians" The myths of a "patriotic" or "altruistic" Egyptian military carefully protecting the "rights" of its citizenry—the narrative of the mainstream media of the January 25 Revolution—are long gone. Back in … [Read more...]
Lessons on the Long Road to Hijab
This caricature, which first appeared on CagleCartoons.com, has been making the rounds on the Arabic blogosphere, and points to how democratic elections are serving to Islamize Egypt: average women enter the ballot box—"overseen" by the Muslim Brotherhood—only to emerge thoroughly veiled, thoroughly Islamized. Speaking of veils and the Brotherhood, here's an … [Read more...]
Nigeria’s Christmas Present: Blown Up Christians
Several churches in northern Nigeria were bombed December 25, in what has been described as "Nigeria's blackest Christmas ever." The attacks, perpetrated by the Muslim militant group Boko Haram, killed at least 39 people, "the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church [in Madalla near the capital of Abuja] after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a … [Read more...]
Acceptable lies and the New York Times
GetReligion.org The New York Times has an extraordinary article that extols the virtues of lying and doublespeak in a recent "Memo from Jerusalem." Well, you might ask, what of it? How does a dodgy story on the Arab-Israeli conflict fall within the ambit of GetReligion? What is the religion/journalism hook you ask? To which I respond: lying is a sin or bad manners or … [Read more...]