Archive for category Current Events

Muslims and Israel….AGAIN….

Yesterday was yet another day in a long list of days that will forever live in infamy, or at least until the next major hot button issue arrives, due to another act of Israeli aggression toward any who would dare attempt to see the Palestinians as equal human beings.  People are “outraged”, tired, and fed [...]

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But they are not “real” Muslims or so I am told

I am deeply saddened and pained by the news that at least 80 Muslims from the Ahmadiyyah sect were murdered in Pakistan by terrorists during Friday prayers.  This great loss of humanity should reverberate throughout the Muslim world, however it won’t likely even be mentioned.  Unfortunately, due to great ignorance and hypocrisy, my fellow Muslims [...]

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Response to Madeline Brooks article: Why the Ground Zero Mosque Must Be Stopped

I actually wrote this rebuttal on a message board I frequent when this article was posted.  I felt I had to share it with my readers because it could be of some use when analyzing that disturbing trend(s) ever present in our modern politic especially sensationalized writings being presented as facts or news. Here is [...]

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Articles of Interest, 5/19/10

I haven’t had the bandwidth to really contribute to my blog, but I wanted to share some great articles that I found today that address some hot button religious topics.  Enjoy. The Mosque by Ground Zero: A Lesson from the Crusades by Kamran Pasha What Did Jesus Do? by Adam Gopnik Miss USA Scrutiny Indicates [...]

Is Islam under attack?

“The Believer who mixes with people and is patient in the face of their offence is preferable to the believer who does not mix with people and is not patient with their offence.” “A Muslim is the one from whose hands and tongue other Muslims are safe.” “If you see Haram get rid of it [...]

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The New York Times Bomber or whatever we are calling him

Talk about sensationalizing an issue!  OK we get it, a Pakistani American did a piss poor job at trying to terrorize Americans in front of The Lion King play (that alone proves he’s evil!) and now we get to read about his exploits 24/7 until something else makes headlines.  Maybe another Tiger Woods mistress will [...]

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Random Current Events that I just couldn’t ignore

I haven’t been blogging regularly, no surprises there, nor have I been hosting my weekly online podcast either, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t follow current events and don’t have opinions about them.  In the past before I became super busy with my personal life, I would use this blog or my show as [...]

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Obama’s Hospitality: A Response to Rabbi Shmuley

My blog posts have been sporadic lately, and I even wondered if I would continue blogging at all as it has become more of a challenge than it has been in the past.  Knowing that I could not avoid blogging forever, I thought about about the topic of my next post, ignoring much of the [...]

And who said that Islamophobia isn’t real?

A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος, phóbos, meaning “fear” or “morbid fear”) is an intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one’s control, and if the fear is [...]

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Will the media ever report the truth about Farrakhan?

Minister Farrakhan gave a 4 hour lecture at this year’s annual Savior’s Day Address that he didn’t even get to finish and what did the media report? Three out of context remarks about white-Right wingers wanting to make Obama a one-term President, a vision he had in the 80′s, and his commentary about being light [...]

Spreading lies about Muslims has no limits

Sheila Musaji at The American Muslim (TAM) posted a wonderful piece entitled “Haiti and the “Heartless” Muslims?” where she exposes lies that seem to have no limits as it relates to Muslims and our Haitian Relief efforts.  If there were ever a time to stay away from grinding the proverbial religious/ideological axe it should be in [...]

No blogging, no show, in over a month now…

Ever get that feeling that sometimes it’s just best to stay silent?  That’s how I have been feeling lately so much has happened especially since the beginning of the new year, that I felt it prudent to just lay off the online ranting for awhile, however as of this posting, it’s obvious that it didn’t [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a Representative Government?

Last night a couple of friends and I began discussing religion and politics.  This of course, was after my wife made us into human pretzels with a torturous yoga session. (did I mention my wife was a Yoga Instructor?)  Eventually, after my long winded rant about the merits of Islam versus other religions (more on [...]

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Michelle Duggar for Beatification?

This morning I had a funny conversation with my wife about the possibility of beatifying Michelle Duggar that I felt I had to share with my readers, you know take a break from my serious “sky is falling” type rants. Like most mornings I picked up my iPhone (shameless plug) to check out the headlines [...]

Franklin Graham tells CNN’s Campbell Brown “Islam is Evil” surprise, surprise,…

CAMPBELL BROWN President Obama’s War Doctrine; American Terrorists in Pakistan? Aired December 10, 2009 – 20:00   ET I woke up to an email mentioning these comments this morning, and at first I was going to ignore the video link and go on about my day.  I already believed that Franklin Graham was the type [...]

Five Missing American’s Apprehended in Pakistan….

I’m going to be brief for a change.  I’m not sure how big this story is at the moment as I just saw the AP article on Yahoo 5 minutes prior to this posting.  I’m certain Islamophobes and others will be all over this thing looking to once again stir the pot and fan the [...]

Swiss Minaret Ban: A Large Pill to Swallow

We have all heard the news by now.  The swiss voted and passed legislation that would ban the construction of minarets on Mosques.  Some are calling this decision racist, some are calling it a violation of human rights, some are calling it another sign that Islamophobia is spreading throughout Europe, and I’m calling it a [...]

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Is It Permissible to join a Kaafir Army? A response, well sort of

Let me clearly state a few notable facts that I hope will guide those that may come to this blog with critical commentary as a result of the inevitable ruckus my post may create: 1.  I am NOT a Scholar of Islam, nor have I ever claimed to be, I’m just a friendly neighborhood American [...]

Blind Diversity Equals Death by Michelle Malkin: A Response

Editor’s (RS) note:  This is the comment I received in my inbox concerning this response by Brother Khalil: I saw an article today by Michelle Malkin (“Blind Diversity Equals Death” dated November 11, 2009) against which I felt obliged to speak out. Below is the text of a comment I posted on the reporting website (townhall.com) [...]

Muslims Must Condemn Religious Extremists

Muslims Must Condemn Religious Extremists by Sheila Musaji I am reading and hearing in the media a barrage of articles and editorials demanding that Muslims take a stand against those who condone or commit acts of violence.  I would like to go on record as condemning all religious extremism, bigotry, violence, hatred, and terrorism by [...]

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