(Image via Wikipedia) Time Magazine along with CNN and NBC has named Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as one of those in running for their “Person of the Year” for 2010. Imam Rauf is the developer of the Cordoba Mosque also called the Park51 project referred to by many as the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’. In [...]
This is the first look at the proposed design for the Park51 Community Center also known as the ‘Ground Zero ‘ Mosque prepared by SOMA Architects. Several have commented that the facade of the building looks like broken Stars of David, Crosses, and Pentagons cascading toward the ground. Others have noticed that the way the [...]
(Image via Wikipedia) In the last few weeks leading up to the 9th anniversary of 9/11/01 we followed the Quran burning threat and condemned those who would do such a thing in the name of Jesus. Since then we have also followed the protests and deaths of Muslims in Kashmir rioting over the burning that [...]
(Image via Wikipedia) This is the kind of event that we feared would happen. On Monday, Iranian state TV showed a man burning a Quran in the USA and 10’s of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims took to the streets in protest. Indian forces tried to quell the mob but ended up killing 14 and wounding [...]
The pictures are still horrific and engender in us all a remembrance of where we were when we first heard about the 9/11 attacks. Nearly 3,000 died and two wars resulted from the event and we can now say that the world is a much smaller place than it use to be. But how shall [...]
(Image by The Pageman via Flickr) I guess if you want your 15 minutes of fame in America and around the world the ‘best’ thing you can do right now is threaten to burn a Quran? It sure worked for ‘Pastor’ Terry Jones now he is known from shore to shore in America and his [...]
(Image via Wikipedia) The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue condemned the planned 9/11 Quran today saying that it would be: "…an outrageous and grave gesture." The Catholic Church joins a growing list who condemn the plans of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida to mark the September 11 anniversary by burning the Muslim [...]
