I was looking for a Sura I remembered and Google introduced me to The Skeptic’s Annotated Qua’ran. The site displays each sura of the Qua’ran, along with analytical study notes giving a plain-English analysis of important verses. Verses are also marked with a useful legend highlighting specific attributes: Injustice Intolerance Cruelty and Violence Absurdities Good [...]
Even if… you voted for Barack Hussein Obama you think Islam is “cool” you’re a lesbian you live in California you’ve never even seen a gun you’re under eighteen you think that Saddam Hussein was a great leader you hate Jews you’re a pacifist you’ve never been to church in your life you’ve never touched [...]
My left-leaning acquaintances consistently attempt to convince me that all religions are equally good and equally bad. This is one instance of the doctrine of “moral equivalence.” The trouble is, moral equivalence just isn’t true. If you and I were to meet on the street, I could smile at you or I could punch you [...]
Malaysia has been ruled since 1957 by the UMNO (United Malays National Organization) party. This has led to intense frustration with the never-changing regime, particularly among the youth of the nation. Democracy has effectively been held inactive while the same extremely limited group of people wield power over twenty-eight million people. Looking for a way [...]
The Iranian courts have sentenced Yousef Nadarkhani to death by hanging, if he refuses to recant his conversion to Christianity. Yousef converted to Christianity at age 19. He is now a father and an evangelical minister. Yousef was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to death in 2010. On 3 July of this year, the Iranian [...]
The Obama administration is considering a massive reduction in foreign aid to Pakistan — and I am quite unhappy to be in agreement with the withdrawal of support to the failed Pakistani government. The Pakistani’s have supported the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorist movements in Afghanistan, keeping that nation destabilized and poor in order to [...]
