Considering the lengths that radical Muslims go to “protect” their ritual purity (e.g. Ayatollah Khomeini, after the Iranian revolution, declared that all non-Muslims were impure. He said that to wash the clothes of non-Muslims (you have to touch them), to eat with non-Muslims (sharing food), or to use personal items touched by non-Muslims (such as…
Conflict and War
Christianity, Conflict and War
There Are None So Lost…
by William
“There are none so lost as those who have misled themselves.” That is a quote from Richard Fernandez of the Belmont Club from his article “Why We Flight“. That is not a misspelling. It got me to thinking and that leads to making connections and eventually it led me back to the events of this…
Conflict and War, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government, Terrorism
History and Reflection
by William
My degree is in Ancient History. You could legitimately call me an historian, especially since I tend to view things using the tools of history. Historians depend on reflection from a distance, seeing things from a wider angle, not getting mired in the details. That is why it is hard to write an accurate history…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Religion
Implications of a Long War
by William
The current thinking about the confrontation between radical Islam (Sunni Wahhabism and Shi’a Islam almost across the board) and the West is that it is a long war. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, this is a serious issue, probably the defining issue at the end of the 20th and the beginning…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Islam, Religion, Terrorism
Islam Has Ordered Us… Part II
by William
I never expected the original posting to have a Part II. However, in interacting with those who have responded to the first post I stumbled across a September 29, 2004 article from FrontPage Magazine titled John Quincy Adams Knew Jihad by Andrew G. Bostom. Hat tip The Cassandra Page. After reading the article, its conclusions…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Islam, Religion, Terrorism
Islam Has Ordered Us…
by William
“Islam has ordered us to terrorize our enemies and whoever denies that is an infidel himself.” So says the Algerian Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat (GSPC) which is a known North African Al-Qaida affiliate group as it applauded the 7-7 terrorist attacks in London and called for more attacks. See this article on the…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Islam, Politics and Government
London
by William
Senseless murder and tragedy struck again as the disciples of death and hell plied their trade in London under the cover of doing Allah’s will. Adrian Warnock, noted British blogger and pastor, responds with To the terrorists: we will survive your bombs. One Internet site was set up just to respond with pictures from around…
Conflict and War, General
Zeal Without Knowledge
by William
Colonel David Hackworth died of bladder cancer today. He was one of the most decorated veterans in U.S. history and spent the retired portion of his life working as an outspoken advocate forf the American soldier. I respected Colonel Hackworth and being a Vietnam era veteran who lost a brother during the TET offensive, I…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Terrorism
The Devil As A Terrorist
by William
Matt Wretchard over at Belmont Club, in an article discussing Kim Jong Il lying to Carter and Clinton about Koreas nuclear weapon program, cut to the quick when explaining why most of the world would rather have the illusion that North Korea was keeping its agreements than the truth. The alternative is to abandon the…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government
The Death Penalty: Part II
by William
This discussion was started because of a posting on Proverbial Wife. This is solely a biblical investigation, since, to the best of my ability, my life is scripture-driven and that is my touchstone for this issue. Social, psychological, and public policy issues will not drive this investigation, though we will probably examine in later parts…