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-Gaddafi Tells Europe to Convert to Islam

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

(Image by Getty Images via @daylife) This week Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has been visiting in Italy and has caused a stir by giving away Qurans and telling everyone that Europe should convert to Islam: "Islam should become the religion of all of Europe.” “Islam is the last religion and if we are to have a [...]

-Ground Zero Mosque to Receive Public Subsidized Financing?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

(Image by Getty Images via @daylife) The Backers of the Ground Zero mosque are hoping to raise at least $70 million though tax-exempt public bonds to build the $100 million plus facility. The bonds could be issued through a local development corporation created for that purpose and would be one of the least expensive ways [...]

-Court: World Vision Can Hire or Fire Based on Faith

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

(Image by Zooomabooma via Flickr) The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization, could continue to base its hiring practices and decisions on matters of religious faith. A three judge panel majority opinion declared that World Vision was a “religious organization” and qualified for the religious [...]

-Ground Zero Mosque: The Jewish Response?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

(Image by Getty Images via @daylife) There are over a million Jews living in NY City and the Jewish community was particularly affected by the 9/11 attacks and even salt has been poured on with the popular Arab urban legend/conspiracy theory that blames it all on them or the Israelis. So you would expect that [...]

-Is President Obama a Muslim –No! But…

Friday, August 20th, 2010

(Image via Wikipedia) Is President Obama a Muslim? No! But he is very sympathetic to Islam. Also apparently 24% of the country think he is while only 47% believe that he’s a Christian. His father and his step father were Muslims and a good share of his extended family in Africa. Plus over the years [...]

-Speaker Pelosi Calls for an Investigation of ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Opponents

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

In a chilling development House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for an investigation of ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ opponents and their funding: "There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how … this opposition to the mosque is [...]

-Ground Zero: NY Says No to Rebuilding a Church Destroyed on 9/11 but Yes to the Mosque?

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

The ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ controversy keeps on going. President Obama weighed in over the weekend with a few comments that hit the fan so to speak. One observation he made is that Islam should be treated just like any other religion in America and I totally agree. In a previous post I commented that I [...]