Without a free market, the U.S. would not have “liberty,” “prosperity,” or “economic growth.” Young religious people who are not on the left used to support free markets “by default,” but that’s no longer the case, explains Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Share This
Cry the Beloved Europe?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans. Their pique only increases as they push back against the condescending American idea that the… Continue reading Cry the Beloved Europe?
Islam: ‘Appalling and Abhorrent’ in the Eyes of a Blind World?
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com A few days ago in Sudan, an eight-month pregnant wife and mother was sentenced to death by hanging for refusing to renounce Christ and embrace Islam. According to the LA Times: Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, who has a young son and is married to a Christian from South Sudan, violated Islamic sharia law,… Continue reading Islam: ‘Appalling and Abhorrent’ in the Eyes of a Blind World?
Egypt: Christian Arrested for Using Home as Church
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com A Coptic Christian man in Egypt has been arrested on complaints from local Muslims that, without a permit, he has converted his home into a church and is supposedly even holding religious rituals. The 55-year-old man, known only by his initial, “BH,” is a laborer in the al-Minya district in Upper Egypt, where… Continue reading Egypt: Christian Arrested for Using Home as Church
Nigerian ‘Sex-Slaves’ Disrupt Obama Narrative on Islam
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com Islamic law permits the possession of concubines, or sex slaves. This has been demonstrated countless times, including through Islamic clerics quoting Islamic scriptures, and through ordinary Muslims, past and present, acting on it. That said, Islamic sanctioned sex-slavery does not perturb the Western world simply because the powers-that-be—specifically academia, media, and government—ignore it, and all other… Continue reading Nigerian ‘Sex-Slaves’ Disrupt Obama Narrative on Islam
Lessons Learned from the ‘Brave German Woman’
by Raymond Ibrahim // RaymondIbrahim.com // CBN News Context: On November 10, 2013, a Muslim imam was invited to give the Islamic call to prayer inside the Memorial Church of the Reformation in the city of Speyer, Germany—a church dedicated to honoring Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation.Several are the important lessons learned from last year’s “Brave… Continue reading Lessons Learned from the ‘Brave German Woman’
Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News: ‘Will Egypt’s el-Sisi Protect Christians?’
by Raymond Ibrahim // CBN News On April 24, CBN News Senior International Reporter Gary Lane interviewed me about Egypt. Lane’s write-up, “Will Egypt’s el-Sisi Protect Christians?” as well as the three part interview, follow: With only one month to go before Egyptians elect a new president, it looks like former Army Chief General Abdel… Continue reading Raymond Ibrahim on CBN News: ‘Will Egypt’s el-Sisi Protect Christians?’
Exclusive: The Ultimate Source of Islamic Hate for Infidels
by Raymond Ibrahim // CBN Who is ultimately responsible for the ongoing attacks on Christians and their churches throughout the Islamic world? Focusing on one of the most obvious nations where Christians are regularly targeted—Egypt’s Coptic Christians—one finds that the “mob” is the most visible and obvious culprit. One Copt accused of some transgression against Muslim… Continue reading Exclusive: The Ultimate Source of Islamic Hate for Infidels
The Are Slaughtering Us Like Chickens’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2013
by Raymond Ibrahim // Gatestone Insitute As happens at Christmas every year throughout the Muslim world, Christians and their churches were especially targeted—from jihadi terror strikes killing worshippers, to measures by Muslim authorities restricting Christmas celebrations. Some incidents follow: Share This
Western Ignorance of the ‘Conditions of Omar’
by Raymond Ibrahim // PJ Media A jihadi group occupying the Syrian town of Raqqa recently gave Christian minorities living there three choices: 1) convert to Islam, 2) remain Christian but pay tribute and accept third-class subject status, or 3) die by the sword. According to the BBC, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria issued… Continue reading Western Ignorance of the ‘Conditions of Omar’