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Born in Mecca, in western Arabia, Muhammad (ca. 570–632), last in the line of Judeo-Christian prophets, received his first revelation in 610. Muslims believe that the word of God was revealed to him by the archangel Gabriel in Arabic, who said, "Recite in the name of thy Lord …" (Sura 96). These revelations were subsequently collected and codified as the Qur’an (literally "recitation" in Arabic), the Muslim holy book. As the source of Muslim faith and practice, the Qur’an describes the relationship between an almighty and all-knowing God and his creations. The Qur’an also maintains that all individuals are responsible...

In a recent book review, Jerry Coyne, professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago, admitted that the secular worldview of macroevolution (the development of complex life from “simpler” forms) is at odds with Christian faith...

This post is an excerpt from the article "A Call to Arms - An American Resolution" What every Jewish, Christian and Muslim American citizen can and should do to help secure our liberties in the War for the Free World".

One should not confuse Jews or Christians with Judeo-Christian values. Many Jews and many Christians, including many sincerely religious ones, take certain positions that are contrary to Judeo-Christian values (which I have defined at length: In a nutshell, they are Old Testament values as mediated by Christians, especially American Christians). One clear example is the death penalty for murderers. Many Jews and Christians believe that all murderers should be kept alive, that it is not only wrong to take the life of any murderer; it is actually un-Jewish or un-Christian. Jews opposed to capital punishment cite the Talmud (the second...

Please make a plan for action and prayer without ceasing. Christians and Jews have two American traditions for defeating tyranny. Armed warfare against all odds and peaceful protest. Today, political action and civil disobedience moving The People is the greater means to resist. Christians and Jews created the United States of America in a revolution against tyranny. Christian ministers lead their congregations to fight. Patriots proclaimed, “We have no king, but Jesus.” The tiny Jewish congregations risked everything against the greatest military empire on earth. The fight was about who had the right to tax us. Yet, America became the...