This week in the Netherlands, “Fitna”, the 15 minute film (see it: a link to the video) about the radical Islamist threat to Western civilization was released. There were a number of responses including riots, threats, and protests.
Response: Many of the more violent responses actually support and prove the main theme and contention [...]

The Chinese authorities have long sought to exert greater control over the Tibetan Buddhist religion. First they chose the current Panchen Lama. Now they are demanding that he be recognized as the top Tibetan religious leader rather than the Dalai Lama who is in exile.
 Now China’s security chief,  Meng Jianzhu, is calling for “patriotic education” [...]

Pope Benedict baptized a 55-year-old, Egyptian-born -Magdi Allam at an Easter eve service that was broadcast around the world.
Now the new Christian convert is in danger of being under a death sentence?  Also, Muslims are said to be upset with the Pope over the event.
Response: Christians are free to become Muslims, however if Muslims [...]

Here’s a great article for Easter- “Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?” by William Lane Craig, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California.
He looks at the facts concerning the resurrection of Jesus–a timely pursuit for the Easter season:
“To answer the question of Jesus’ resurrection from a historical [...]

From J. Lee Grady, Fire in My Bones, Charisma Online, Wednesday 19, 2008:
  An Urgent Cry From Nigeria’s Christians–Nigerian Christians have asked the world to pray for them on Good Friday as they face the growing threat of Muslim violence. A quote from the article by Grady:
“I am linking arms with my Nigerian brothers, [...]

In a new audiotape posted late Wednesday, Osama Bin Laden threatened Europe over the Danish Cartoons depicting Muhammad:
“The response will be what you see and not what you hear and let our mothers bereave us if we do not make victorious our messenger of God,”…”You went overboard in your unbelief and freed yourselves of [...]

Ten Old Order Amish men are being prosecuted in Morristown, N.Y. for building homes without permits. If convicted, the Amish men would be fined and could face jail time, along with homes being destroyed.
Morristown officials are adamant about forcing the Amish to follow the laws and say that they have ‘no choice’ but to [...]

It was announced by the US State Department on March 13, that China was no longer on its ‘ list of Worst Human Right Offenders’.
 Response: This is really among the worst cases of poor timing ever. Not only have the Chinese authorities been involved with an ongoing roundup of Christian ‘house church’ leaders lately, [...]

Last week Muslim leaders decried the freedom to ‘defame’ Islam in the West and searched for ways to control the Western Media and the growing problem of ‘Islamophobia’.  Here are 2 examples over the weekend from Muslim countries which may demonstrate what they expect from Western countries? :
1. Saudi arabia: Major Cleric Calls for Writer’s [...]

Muslim leaders at the Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting this week in Senegal denounced the rise of ‘Islamophobia’ in the Western countries and called for tough measures and legal action to be taken against Western defamation of Islam.
The Muslims were angry at Western countries for allowing ‘freedom’ to include ‘cartoons’, films, documentaries, and [...]