NEW JERSEY — June 22, 2020 — Former Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says sovereignty is against biblical “Thou shalt not steal,” but does he accept Israel’s biblical borders too? I’ve been reading up on the history of Luxembourg. That tiny landlocked country is not usually on my list of topics of interest. But this week, the former foreign minister …
By STEPHEN M. FLATOW
The Black Lives Matter Movement is the Enemy of African Americans
By LESLIE TAHA
TACOMA, WA — June 20, 2020 — The first thing that I have to say is that I am an African American man living in the Minneapolis area. I have to state this now; otherwise I would probably be called a racist. Most people think that Black Lives Matter is a grass-roots, black created, black run organization dedicated to fighting …
By LESLIE TAHA
Today in History: Islam Ascends a European Field of Carrion
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Today, June 15, 1389, a pivotal military encounter between Islam and the West took place: the Battle of Kosovo. In its wake, Islam became a dominant force in Eastern Europe, subjugating much of the Balkans ’til the early twentieth century. The story of that battle — and why Eastern Europe’s modern-day descendants remain wary of the religion of Muhammad — follows: As …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Operation Wedding
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 12, 2020 — For generations, Jews lived in Russia and then the Soviet Union, suffering overt anti-Semitism, discrimination, and physical threats to their lives. This was commonplace under the Czars, and inherited by the Soviets. For the vast majority, there were no alternatives but to do their best to eek out a living, always under the …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Jews and Christians Unite to Support Christian Arabs
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 10, 2020 — With talk of Israel’s annexation of Jewish communities in historic Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and unilateral actions and threats by Palestinian and other Arabs even in advance of such a decision much less any actions being taken, the status and fate of Christian Arabs in the Land has been overshadowed. Throughout …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
The Presence of the Holy Trinity in the George Floyd Protests and In Communities During the Pandemic
By CARDINAL DOLAN
NEW YORK, NY — June 10, 2020 — On yesterday’s episode of “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan”, host Cardinal Dolan talks about the presence of the Holy Trinity in the George Floyd protests and in communities coming together during the Coronavirus pandemic. Cardinal Dolan says: “We’ve all kind of come together…we feel closer even though we were kind of isolated for …
By CARDINAL DOLAN
The Battle of Covadonga: A “Mustard Seed” of Christian Liberation from Muslim Rule is Planted in Spain on May 28, 722
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Thirteen-hundred years ago, on May 28, 722,* a little known but profoundly important battle was waged, setting the tone for the next eight hundred years of Christian/Muslim “coexistence” in Spain: the Battle of Covadonga. * Although scholarly consensus currently supports the date of May 28, 722, earlier historians placed the date of the battle to 718. Ten years earlier, Arabs …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
May God’s Blessings be Showered Upon You This Eid ul-Fitr
YONKERS, NY — May 23, 2020 — Eid ul-Fitr is an Islamic festival that is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan. Eid ul-Fitr is a Festival that is celebrated to offer thanks to Allah for blessing Muslims with the holy month of Ramadan. The date of Eid ul-Fitr has been decided by Saudia Arabia to be on May 24, …
Heroines of Moral Courage: The Little Sisters of the Poor Against Pennsylvania by JOHN A. SPARKS
This is the third time that the Institute for Faith and Freedom has carried an opinion piece on the Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) and their Supreme Court fight. This 181-year-old religious order is renowned for its generosity and kindness to the poor and needy. The Sisters would seem to be unlikely litigants before the high court. However, first …
Mosque Loudspeaker Saga Continues
By TAREK FATAH
TORONTO, ONTARIO — May 11, 2020 —Last week when I wrote about a single mosque in Toronto using four loudspeakers to declare “Allah is the Greatest” and that there is “No God, but Allah,” I thought it was the case of one mosque, a few zealots and their formerly communist councillor investing in her Muslim vote bank. I was wrong. …
By TAREK FATAH