One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, […]
From a knowledgeable friend: An important article by Juan Jose Escobar Stemmann on the link between Salafism and jihadi networks in the West. This is important because it is a beginning of the serious research work of tracing the connections between the theologies of Islamic non- militants and militant jihadist ideologies. Such analysis is essential […]
US public deplores too secular liberals and too dominant religious right -26/08/06 An authoritative annual survey on attitudes to religion in the United States, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, has found that 69% of respondents believe that liberals are […]
Sightings 8/31/06 Sanctuary or Spectacle? — Cynthia Gano Lindner Two weeks ago, Elvira Arellano and her seven-year-old son sought sanctuary in the Adalberto United Methodist Church of Humboldt Park, Chicago, instead of reporting to the Department of Homeland Security for deportation. Arellano, a 31-year-old Mexican woman, was working as a cleaning woman at O’Hare airport […]
A very challenging piece by Paul Kelly in this morning’s Australian 30.8.06. He challenges specifically the clergy (and others) for their lack of moral voice. ~~~ Iran’s defiance over nuclear weapons is alarming the international community, writes Editor-at-large Paul Kelly 30 August 2006 WITH an ominous sense of deja vu, the US and the UN […]
By NICK PISA Last updated at 17:32pm on 28th August 2006 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=402602&in_page_id=1770&ct=5 http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/08/hitler280706AP_228x151.jpg Possessed: Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler and Russian leader Stalin were possessed by the Devil, the Vatican’s chief exorcist has claimed. Father Gabriele Amorth who is Pope Benedict XVI’s ‘caster out of demons’ made his comments during an interview with […]
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24104 Reciting the Shehada in Gaza By Andrew G. Bostom FrontPageMagazine.com | August 29, 2006 Fox News journalists Steve Centanni and his accompanying cameraman Olaf Wiig were released on Sunday, August 27, 2006, following almost two weeks of captivity. While both men appeared to be in good physical health, the prognosis for their psychological state, […]
This email contains Friday’s Daily Communiqu © from Barnabas Fund’s website. Recent communiqu ©s have covered the following subjects: The Clash Between Secularism And Islamisation In Malaysia. The Lina Joy Case and Religious Freedom in Malaysia. Muhammad’s Night Journey and President Ahmadinejad of Iran. To see these communiqu ©s click this link http://www.barnabasfund.org/dailycomm Muslim Leader Argues For Tolerance […]
* VILIFICATION APPEAL PUTS ISLAM UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT * ALARM AT SOARING CANNABIS USE IN REMOTE AREAS * TONY ABBOTT CLAIMS MEDIA’S DOUBLE STANDARD ON CHRISTIANITY AND POLITICS ———————————————– VILIFICATION APPEAL PUTS ISLAM UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT It is impossible to vilify Islam without also vilifying Muslims, because the two are indistinguishable, the Victorian Court of […]
Jonathan Wynne-Jones (Filed: 27/08/2006) The archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Rowan Williams has distanced himself from his one-time liberal support of gay relationships and stressed that the tradition and teaching of the Church […]