THis one is a bit long, but well worth the read. ===== WSJ 7/23/2016 First Egypt and now Turkey show the perils of ideological religious parties (and strongman rule), but other Muslim countries are faring better with democracy. BY YAROSLAV TROFIMOV IN 1999, a former mayor of Istanbul named Recep Tayyip Erdogan was imprisoned and banned from politics for life for reciting a poem. “Our... Read more
Archive for the ‘Islam’ Category
Can Islam Really Function in Democracy?
July 27 | Posted by mrossol | Islam, Losing Freedom, Radical Islam, Western Civilization
Poll: Unease of Islam Growing in EU
May 8 | Posted by mrossol | Europe, Islam, Western CivilizationSometimes I can’t believe it has taken this long. Of course, the liberal left, with its dominance in the media, likely have a significant impact filtering what might be a significantly wide-spread unease. ============ France is waking up. Breitbart reports that “an Ifop poll for Le Figaro measuring perceptions of Islam has found that people have a growing sense of unease about its... Read more
Let’s Stop It Before It’s Too Late
February 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Islam, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, Radical Islam, The Left, Western CivilizationFrom my friend Bob Ruble. If you don’t ready anything else today, read this. ============= More than 120 people braved the snow and ice Monday to rally in front of the Missoula County Courthouse, protesting an effort by the Obama administration and its army of community organizers to plant foreign “refugees” into small cities in western Montana. One of the speakers was a... Read more
January 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Islam, Religion
I side with Wheaton. Christians and Muslims – worship the same God? That is such a stretch. ======== By Stephen Prothero WSJ Jan. 7, 2016 7:09 p.m. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? For a month, controversy has swirled over that question at Wheaton College in Illinois. In December, Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor of political science, was placed on administrative leave... Read more
The Islamic Dilemma
December 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Islam, ReligionMr. Douthat has interesting and good info here. I agree that lots of folks are wrestling with how exactly Islam is supposed to “fit into” western culture. ======= NYT- 12/12/2015 UNLIKE Donald Trump, or at least the demagogue he’s playing, most Americans probably don’t want to seal our borders against Muslims. From Our Advertisers But most Americans do look at Islam and see... Read more
John Adams on Islam
December 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, IslamWhat we’re talking about is not new… I am continually amazed the number of Americans so don’t seem to “get it”. ======= Dec. 8, 2015 6:41 p.m. WSJ From a March 28, 1786, letter written by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who were American diplomats at the time, to U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay reporting on their conversation in London with... Read more
