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...]

CDN By Bob Taylor CHARLOTTE, NC, September 3, 2015 – One of the great myths of contemporary religion is buried in the mirage that represents the growth of Islam. A recent column by Islamic scholar and writer, Raymond Ibrahim, not only dispels those mistaken ideas, but explains in common sense language what everyone should understand about Islamic expansion both past and … [Read more...]

Pipeline News Note: The following piece by Pipeline News is a good summary of Raymond Ibrahim's recent article. September 1, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – In a timely piece published by FrontPage Magazine, How The Islamic World Was Forged: An Exercise In Common Sense and written by Raymond Ibrahim [Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center], the … [Read more...]