CDN,  Bob Taylor CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 8, 2015 – Sometimes there is nothing sweeter than a historic precedent that verifies a contemporary debate. Such is the case from the 1980s with former President Ronald Reagan and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, then president of Pakistan, and as recalled by Middle East expert Raymond Ibrahim. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has … [Read more...]

American Thinker By Matthew Vadum Was last week's massacre at Umpqua Community College in Oregon a failed attempt to assassinate a Christian American hero for thwarting a Muslim terrorist train attack this summer in France? There may simply be a series of unlikely coincidences at play, or there may be circumstantial evidence suggesting that anti-jihadist hero Alek … [Read more...]

Crisis Magazine By William Kilpatrick Much has been written about the Pope’s humility, and he himself has often spoken about the need for humility. Yet it is possible to detect a certain amount of hubris in the positions he takes on political and scientific matters. For example, it takes a certain level of hubris for a man to take a public stand on the threat of global … [Read more...]

Breitbart By Joel B. Pollak Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post has awarded Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson four Pinocchios for a statement justifying his skepticism of a hypothetical Muslim president: “Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you to lie to achieve your goals.” Carson’s statement was not entirely accurate, but it was … [Read more...]

CDN By Bob Taylor CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 6, 2015 – Author and Middle East expert Raymond Ibrahim has an interesting take on the recent discovery of parchment pages from the Quran that may be the oldest in history. The essence of Ibrahim’s summation is this: “it’s not the age of the Quran but its contents that speak against its veracity.” Utilizing that consideration, … [Read more...]