http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/religionofpeace/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:16:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098779/posts With the deluge of threads being posted, and slated to increase greatly as the election heats up, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE .. especially if it's a news/breaking thread ... add the appropriate keywords to your posting form. So, if someone's looking for the latest string of "Obama" or "Sarah Palin" articles, let's say, they just click on that particular keyword at the top of the page, and those articles containing the keyword will come up chronologically. Thank you! Popular keyword options at the top of the main page: ~~~~ *110th *2008 *2008polls *ayers *bailout *barackobama *biden *bo *democrat *democrats *demron *economy... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098779/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:16:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093700/posts More US Navy forces have been sent to surround a hijacked ship loaded with Russian-made tanks Extra destroyers and cruisers were deployed within 10 miles of the Ukrainian vessel Faina being held by Somali pirates because of "great concern" over the possibility of the tanks and other weapons aboard the ship falling "into the wrong hands," said a spokesman for the 5th Fleet. American helicopters were flying over the ship in the Indian Ocean after the pirates demanded 20 million dollars to release the ship and its cargo. The navy spokesman said the weapons had been bound for Sudan and... Daily Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093700/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:39:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083163/posts Many German think that mosques which are bigger than churches are a provocation. This according to a debate which has started up again, after authorities gave their permission to the building of one of Europe's largest mosques in the city of Cologne. While Cologne's conservative mayor, Fritz Schramma, strongly defends the buildings, his own party members have decided to oppose the projects, because they regard the building as a show of force from the side of the Muslims. The mosque, which will be in the Ehrenfeld neighborhood, is so large it will be the most dominating building in the area.... Kristeligt Dagblad http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083163/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:43:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081757/posts 22 dead, scores injured in New Delhi bomb blasts NEW DELHI (AFP) - Five synchronised bomb blasts ripped through crowded markets across the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and wounding at least 90 others. Police said a further four unexploded devices were found and defused, including one at India Gate, one of the country's most iconic monuments and a major tourist attraction in the heart of Delhi. A Muslim militant outfit, Indian Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the bombings, which were all triggered within a 45-minute period. "In the name of Allah, the Indian Mujahideen... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081757/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:22:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080468/posts The Sayyid Qutb Reader Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society Edited by Albert J. Bergesen Routledge, 2008 0415954258 (paperback; $34.95) 041595424X (hardback; $135.00) Preface It has been said that perhaps no writer has occupied so central a place within the universe of political Islam in the second half of the twentieth century as Egypt's Sayyid Qutb, and if one wants to understand the mind of radical Muslims, one needs to know what they read, or have read, and they read Sayyid Qutb. In general, his work has been divided into three periods. The earliest (1920-1947) centers on more literary... Routledge Publishing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080468/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:06:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2078444/posts Is this guy a Muslim? A jihadist? I have no idea, and I am not saying he is. But the possibility cannot be dismissed out of hand when he chants “Allah” and mutters in Arabic while attacking a man he does not know with a hammer. In a sane society, government, media, and law enforcement would be calling upon American Muslim groups to do something about this – to face up to the capacity of Islamic texts and teachings to incite violence, and to institute comprehensive, honest, inspectable programs teaching against jihad violence and Islamic supremacism. But this is hardly... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2078444/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:56:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073323/posts Five women were buried alive by their tribe in a mass honour killing prompted by their wish to choose their own husbands. The victims, who included three teenagers, were abducted at gunpoint, beaten and shot before being thrown into a ditch. They were still breathing as their bodies were covered with rocks and mud, according media reports and human rights activists. The incident occurred in Baba Kot, a remote village in Jafferabad district, after the women decided to defy tribal elders and arrange marriages in a civil court, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission. They were said to have... this is london http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073323/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 22:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073120/posts AN Islamic organisation warning of the return of an empire founded 700 years ago has hacked into the website of a Wollongong church and published disturbing images and messages. For several days, anyone who visited the website of Wollongong's Wesley Church was greeted by anti-war messages flanked by pictures of the Turkish flag, masked soldiers and an image of US President George W Bush with a cross over his face. While the text on the www.wollongongmission.unitingchurch.org.au website was not in English, other websites on the internet hacked by the same group, AdReNaLin, identified those responsible as "sons of the Ottoman... Illawarra Mercury http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073120/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:43:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070871/posts ‘Burying women alive for honour is tribal tradition’ * Baloch senator Israrullah Zehri says members should not politicise issue ISLAMABAD: The killing of women for honour is a demand of the tribal traditions, Balochistan Senator Israrullah Zehri informed the Senate on Friday. Zehri was responding to Senator Yasmeen Shah’s statement in which she had drawn the House’s attention towards reports that five women had been buried alive in Balochistan in the name of honour. She called it a sheer violation of human rights. Zehri asked the members not to politicise the issue, as it was a matter of safeguarding the... Daily Times, Pakistan/LGF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070871/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:56:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068365/posts ISLAMABAD: Three teenage girls along with their two close elderly relatives were shot at before being buried alive in a desert of Balochistan by their tribesmen in the name of honour. The shocking reports of this horrible incident reaching the capital from different quarters revealed that the girls studying in classes 10 to 12 intended to marry men of their choice through a civil court by defying the centuries-old tribal traditions. When the fuming elders of Umrani tribe came to know about the intentions of these girls to appear before a local court, they picked them up from their homes... Pak Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068365/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:09:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2066618/posts If Saleman Abdirahman Dirie intended to do harm with the sodium cyanide found in his Denver hotel room, he could have done a lot of it. Firefighters said Wednesday that Dirie, whose body was found Monday, had a pound of the substance in Room 408 at the Burnsley All Suite Hotel in Capitol Hill, and an expert said that if it were mixed with acid, that would be plenty enough to function as a weapon. Denver police verified that the substance found in Dirie's hotel suite was sodium cyanide, which converts to a gas if mixed with acid and could... Dever Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2066618/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:00:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064626/posts OVER the weekend, photographic proof emerged that the Russians used mur derous Chechen mercenaries to do their dirtiest dirty work in Georgia: The ragtag unit in question is so vicious that, last April, Chechnya's Russian-installed "president" demanded it be disbanded. War snaps taken by Russian photojournalist Arkady Babchenko have been circulating among intelligence personnel. The shots reveal far more to the West than Babchenko realized. Amid photos of the horrors of war, grateful South Ossetians and triumphant Russian troops, one series leapt out at me as a former intel officer: Bearded irregulars riding atop Russian-built armored vehicles (old BMPs, for... nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064626/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063816/posts San Francisco, CA (AP) -- California's high court has ruled doctors cannot withhold care to gays or lesbians based on religious beliefs. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063816/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:17:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063032/posts The war on free speech by Islamic fanatics has claimed another victim. This time they did it without killing anyone, staging a riot or even issuing a threat. Fear alone turned out to be enough for Random House to drop plans to publish a novel about a wife of the prophet Muhammad. Probably the only surprising thing about this story was that Random House had, in the first place, signed on to the idea of publishing The Jewel of Medina by journalist Sherry Jones. The deal was inked last year even though the world already had witnessed the murder of... Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063032/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:48:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063030/posts A disagreement over religious views at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City Friday afternoon escalated into a 100-person melee, police said. The fight started about 2:30 p.m. after the midday prayer, which routinely draws large crowds to the mosque, located at 1019 W. Parkway Ave., said West Valley City Police Lt. Bill Merritt. Two different groups whose "religious views vary a little bit" attend the mosque, Merritt said, and sometimes get into verbal spats. As the crowded parking lot emptied Friday, one such disagreement between a 26-year-old man and a juvenile turned violent when the man pulled out... Salt Lake Trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063030/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2060627/posts Here at American Vision we believe that faithful Christians must apply Biblical thought to every area of life. Our Vision is “An America that recognizes the sovereignty of God over all of life and where Christians apply a Biblical worldview to every facet of society.” This is why it was so refreshing for me to read the article, “Breaking Boundaries” written by Andrew Hoffecker in the June 2008 issue of Ligonier Ministry’s periodical Tabletalk. After discussing the effects of humanistic pluralism in modern churches, Hoffecker prescribes a Biblical vision: “The most pressing need of the church in the light of... American Vision http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2060627/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:47:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058169/posts The young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally raped by five gunmen. The 12-year-old girl, gang-raped in Afghanistan, weeps as her family demands justice. 1 of 2 The girl's tragic case is one of many in war-torn Afghanistan, activists say. The 12-year-old girl's family members say they'll take their own lives unless justice is served. "We will all commit suicide -- this is not living," cries the mother of the girl, whose gang-rape occurred in Northern Afghanistan. The girl's... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058169/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:05:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055648/posts WINNIPEG - The family of a young man stabbed to death and beheaded on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba on Wednesday night finally spoke out Saturday, calling 22-year-old Tim McLean "a little guy with a heart bigger than you could know." CanWest via The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055648/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 07:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052421/posts The National Council of Churches is boasting of its participation in Christian-Muslim dialogue at Yale Divinity School running July 28-31. Hosting the lovefest is Yale Professor Miroslav Volf and his Reconciliation Program at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, who together organized last year’s Christian response to a manifesto by Muslim clerics addressed to Christians called “A Common Word Between Us and You.” Volf and his Yale seminary colleagues persuaded several hundred clerics and academics to sign their responsive “Loving God and Neighbor Together: A Christian Response to ‘A Common Word Between Us and You.’” The July Christian-Muslim dialogue... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052421/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:33:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050746/posts Halima Bashir The village seemed to be strangely quiet, almost as if it were holding its breath, awaiting something. I was discussing supplies we needed for the clinic when I heard a distant commotion. There were faint cries and the pounding of running feet. I wondered, fearfully, if it was an attack. Suddenly, I caught sight of a crowd of people surging out of the marketplace. Among them were figures carrying heavy burdens in their arms. As the crowd drew closer, I realised what they were carrying: it was the girls from the village school. I could see heads lolling... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050746/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:23:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047807/posts <p>'Conversion' to Islam means they cannot be 'restored to their family of origin'</p> <p>A Pakistani judge has ruled two young girls from a Christian family who were reported kidnapped cannot be "restored to their family of origin' because they "converted" to Islam.</p> World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047807/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:44:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046902/posts A Rochester native has filed a civil lawsuit against an Arab sheik who was convicted of beating him in the bar of a posh hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Diego, Calif., Silvano D. Orsi asks for an unspecified monetary amount from Sheik Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan for past, present and future physical pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of earning capacity. A police tribunal last month convicted the sheik, a member of the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates, of inflicting "bodily harm with the... Fingerlakes1.com local network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046902/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:23:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043737/posts BAGHDAD (ANS) -- The Reverend Canon Andrew White, affectionately known as The Vicar of Baghdad, says the situation for Christians in Iraq is "clearly worse" than under the Saddam Hussein regime, toppled by US and Coalition forces in 2003. In a segment of the CBS news program 60 Minutes, originally broadcast on Dec. 2, 2007, updated June 26 and aired on June 29, 2008, correspondent Scott Pelley asked Canon White: "You were here during Saddam’s reign. And now after. Which was better? Which was worse?" "The situation now is clearly worse” than under Saddam, White replied. "There’s no comparison between... Crosswalk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043737/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:30:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043611/posts A growing number of Christians in Britain from a Muslim background are facing harassment and persecution, warns Release International. They include ‘Yasmin’, whose ex-husband planned to kill her. She’s been attacked in the street, driven from her home and was taken under police protection. Yasmin became a Christian after receiving a vision of Jesus during the difficult birth of her son. She tried to keep her faith a secret from her family, but eventually told her mother. “When my mother found out I had become a Christian she went to the local mosque and told them that I had gone... Inspire Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043611/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:54:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042719/posts CAIRO: On July 7, 2005, four British Muslims blew themselves up on the London public transport system. Fifty-two commuters, Muslims included, were tragically killed. Two years later, and the fundamental question of why it was that four, seemingly middle class, educated young men took their own lives and others’, remains largely unanswered. For Muslims on the other side of the globe, it would confirm perceptions that their Western brethren were subject to victimization and scapegoat-ism: so marginalized from their “host” society they were prepared to murder fellow citizens. But for the reality for the majority of UK’s Muslims, this couldn’t... Daily News Egypt http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042719/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:11:14 GMT