Paul Harvey While some of you reprobates were out testing the new micro-beer selections on the 4th of July, some of us were putting our long personal nightmare (a book manuscript) finally to post and ready to be shipped out for its deployment — at long last! (I tested out a new bottle of Old Raj gin, the best bottle of alcohol God ever invented, at the end of all this, so I’ll have to join the reprobate category). Our contributor John Fea was finishing up his book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation: A Historical Introduction; and yes, John, finishing is a good feeling
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Finishing the Columbia Guide to Religion in American History (I’ll Drink to That!)
Controversial Islamic televangelist Zakir Naik’s talk at North America’s largest Islamic gathering Saturday night was cancelled.
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Talk by controversial Islamic preacher cancelled
A Malaysian reality TV show aims to pick a young Muslim leader in a blend of doctrine and drama that is a natural fit for a nation that has held to Islamic traditions while welcoming Western culture. The 10 young men have washed corpses according to Islamic rites, cried while counseling unwed pregnant women and joined a police crackdown on teenage motorcycle racers — all before judges on national TV.
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So you think you can be an imam?
كتب / عصام مدير – مشرف مدونة التنصير فوق صفيح ساخن : الوقوف على “قمة جبل” من الجبال شيء، أما اتخاذ موقفك عليه، لقيمة معنوية كبرى ازاء حدث جلل، فهو شيء مختلف تماماً لدى الواقف والوقفة. فما بالك إن كانت “قمة الجبل الجليدي” (كناية عما تحتها من تراكمات التحديات)، في تطاولها واستعلائها ذلك، بها من “زمهرير” البرودة بقدر ما فيك من “لهيب” الموقف و”شعلة” الشغف؟ إنها تلك اللحظة في جبين الزمن التي يذوب فيها الجليد ويتجلد فيها حامل المشعل فيدرك بخلجات الروح خلسة كيف كانت النار برداً وسلاماً على نبي الله الكريم ابراهيم (عليه السلام).
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"قمة الجبل الجليدي" في صورة مقلوبة
So the first time I uploaded this video it made it to the front page of Digg.com and then was taken down from youtube for being ‘inappropriate’ (only after it became popular I might add.) A bunch of other people uploaded it to their youtube accounts, which I am very thankful for, and now I’m re-uploading it to mine. Still hope to get an animated version done sometime, but for now..
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Religion!
A new poll suggests a majority of Britons associate Islam with extremism and the repression of women, but one London-based Muslim organization has launched a public relations campaign to give the religion a new face.
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Poster campaign aims to improve image of Islam in the UK
LONDON, June 8 (UPI) — British prison inmates are allegedly converting to Islam to get the protection of powerful Muslim gangs and for other advantages, a study indicated.
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Many British prisoners convert to Islam
LONDON – Some inmates in UK prisons are converting to Islam for the perks. Thats one of the conclusions of a new study of jails here by Britains Chief Inspector of Prisons Dame Anne Owers.
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LIVESHOTS: Inmates Converting to Islam for ‘Perks’?
RantRave | Published Opinion. Scientology is growing in india RantRave | Published Opinion. You may think of the more common ones such as Hinduism or possibly even Islam when you think of India
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Scientology is growing in india – RantRave | Published Opinion.
Dutch voters seeking fiscal discipline and tighter immigration laws appear ready to back a new right-wing government in a national election Wednesday and may even double their support for strident anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.
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Anti-Islam parties expected to gain in Dutch vote