Islam

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Islamic terrorism and communion on the Moon

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

4 days ago

Greetings.

Jewish date: 24 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Wayyaqhel-Fequdhe).

Today’s holidays: Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent (Roman Catholicism), Feast of Israel Regardie (Thelema).

Worthy cause of the day:

Topic 1: There is no way I am going to escape this, since it was on the news yesterday: “Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists”. This article deals with Colleen LaRose, an American convert to Islam who became involved with terrorists. One of the things said in this article struck me as notable:

The case "demonstrates that terrorists are looking for Americans to join them in their cause, and it shatters any lingering thought that we can spot a terrorist based on appearance," U.S. Attorney Michael Levy said.

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Defending the indefensible

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

6 days ago

Greetings.

Jewish date: 23 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Wayyaqhel-Fequdhe).

Today’s holiday: Feast of Frances of Rome (Roman Catholicism).

Worthy cause of the day: “Alliance for Justice: Call for Investigation of Missing Torture Emails”, “MoveOn.org Political Action: Tell the party establishment to stay out”, and “CARE: Voices Against Violence”.

Topic 1: “When Court Jews Defend Moral Cowards”. This article by Rav Shmuley Boteach has much less to do with court Jews than moral cowards who defend the indefensible. Particularly taking a beating is Pope Pius XII, who is infamous for his failure to do much of anything against the Nazis and all their moral atrocities during World War II. Religion is supposed to be about what is true, not what would be politically expedient to believe or what we want to believe. Do note that all glossing over the Armenian genocide

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Interview: Mosab Hassan Yousef

World Affairs Politics & OpinionsBy IsraelMatzav

7 days ago

The Wall Street Journal interviews Christian convert Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef. Here's a highlight.

As a spy, Mr. Yousef wasn't fully activated until the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000. A few months before at Camp David, the late PLO chief Yasser Arafat had turned down the Israeli offer of statehood on 90% of the West Bank with East Jerusalem as the capital. According to Mr. Yousef, Arafat decided he needed another uprising to win back international attention. So he sought out Hamas's support through Sheikh Yousef, writes his son, who accompanied him to Arafat's compound. Those meetings took place before the Palestinian authorities found a pretext for the second Intifada. It came when future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Mr. Yousef's account helps to set straight the historical record that the uprising was premeditated by Arafat.

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None of us has a right to always be right

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

10 days ago

Greetings.

Jewish date: 18 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Ki Thissa’).

Today’s holiday: Casimir (Roman Catholicism).

Worthy causes of the day: “Tell the FDA to Update Nutrition Label Info - The Petition Site”, “DemocracyForAmerica.com » Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor”, This is how we stop Blackwater for good.“”, and “Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) | Tell Democrats We Have Their Backs”.

Topic 1: More anti-Semitism: “Israel Apartheid Week Comes to Town” and “Conjecture vs. Fact Drives Vancouver Sun Reporting on Assassination”. These articles deal with poisoning the well (working to avoid anyone listening to one’s opponents, usually accomplished through lying) and presenting speculation as if it were fact. (Again, I acknowledge this topic gets a lot of play. I plan on stopping harping on it once the problem goes away.) More interesting is “Opposing the digital pogrom”; the government of Israel

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Islam is not and never has been a religion of peace, and wishful thinking will n

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

2 weeks ago

Greetings.

Jewish date: 15 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Ki Thissa’).

Today’s holidays: Purim Shushan (Judaism), Monday of the Second Week of Lent (Roman Catholicism), Holi (Hinduism).

Worthy cause of the day: “MoveOn.org Political Action: Strip insurers of their antitrust exemption”.

Topic 1: “Utah to be destroyed by a comet! Or not!” and “BIBLE CODE PREDICTIONS: 2010”. I have mentioned it before, and today is the day that someone has predicted on the basis of Bible codes that Utah is going to be obliterated by a comet. If Utah is still standing within the next few hours, tomorrow I gloat.

Topic 2: “Islam: Verses of Violence”. This is a list of verses in the Qur’an and Ḥadith calling for intolerance, violence, and jihad

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Your humble blogger insults those who throw the political equivalent of temper t

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

2 weeks ago

Image of a Purim gragger (noise-maker) via Wikipedia

Greetings.

Jewish date: 12 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Teṣawweh).

Today’s holidays: Friday of the First Week of Lent (Roman Catholicism), Ayyam-i-ha (Bahá’í Faith), Mawlid an Nabi (Islam).

NOTE: Yesterday your humble blogger did not post because it was Ta‘anith ’Esther (the Fast of ’Esther). There is good chance there will be no post on Sunday, which will be Purim. For more information on Purim, see the Orthodox Union’s articles on the holiday.

Worthy cause of the day: “Save BioGems: Take Action: Whales in Danger”, “Take Action: Tell Royal Bank of Canada's CEO to Stop Financing the Tar Sands”, and “Take Action: Break Up Insurance Monopolies”.

Topic 1: Purim was founded in commemoration of the incidents recounted in the Book of Esther, specifically the attempt by Haman

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Is it too hard for Muslims to demand that their children learn Arabic?

Humanities & Culture Spirituality and FaithBy Aaron

2 weeks ago

Greetings.

Jewish date: 10 ’Adhar 5770 (Parashath Teṣawweh).

Today’s holidays: Wednesday of the First Week of Lent (Roman Catholicism), Feast Day of Charles Stansfeld Jones (Thelema), 1st and 2nd finding of the Head of the Forerunner (Greek Orthodox Christianity).

Topic 1: Questions of language show up again. “U.S. mosques debate using English for sermons” discusses problems Muslims in the US are having at mosques because many of the younger generation do not know Arabic and thus cannot understand Arabic sermons and prayers. The solution discussed is introducing English into sermons. Not discussed is the fact that people who do not know Arabic cannot understand their own prayers in Arabic or essential Islamic

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