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Taqiyya: An Islamic principle, mostly among the Shi’a, that allows a believer to hide one’s true beliefs in certain circumstances from non-believers.
Hmm, makes one think about those rumours floating about certain candidate.

Much of the substance of this election comes down to this question:
“do we want people with values like those held by the leadership of the American Library Association - in general - and Judith Flint and Amy Grasmick - in particular - to be in control of this country and guiding its [...]

Well before the climatic moments of the Democratic convention, it was clear that something vital was missing from the Republican campaign
…the nature and extent of Sen Obama’s left-wing agenda doesn’t seem to have penetrated into the awareness of the American public…They just don’t associate him, the “Progressive” movement and the Democratic party [...]

The article can be found here, but it’s short so it is quoted in it’s entirety:
Saudi marriage officiant Dr. Ahmad al-Mu’bi told Lebanese television viewers last week that it’s permissible for girls as young as 1 to marry — as long as sex is postponed.
Al-Mu’bi’s remarkable comments also included an explanation that “there is no [...]

In the NRO Digest eLetter, daily briefing of what is available at National Review Online, Kathryn Jean Lopez had listed her “MAXIMA CULPA. Lopez doubts that a case can be made for a Catholic voting for Obama.” I wonder what other communities will have a hard case in order to vote for Obama.

what you want may not be what you get

The quote “Change is not reform” has repeatedly come to mind over the past year every time I see Senator B. Obama (D. Ill.) proclaiming his campaigns slogan of “Change we can believe in.” Russel Kirk wrote a biography of the son of Edmund Randolph who served [...]

In 1852 Charles MacKay published in London his Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. MacKay began his preface: “In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find [...]

In this early presidential primary season, let us remember the important things in our lives. Let us be the one’s who stand against the madness of those who promise to immanentize the eschaton.
Psalms Chapter 24
A psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’S and all it holds, the world and those who live there.
For [...]

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his names! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100

    I decided to reply to THPrincess’ comment to my Not to Believe post here. She ask,”is the Netherlands fighting the war? Last time, I checked all of Europe except Tony Blair has surrendered.” No, Europeans as a mass people have abandoned their traditions other than secularistic “do your own thing; you’re okay, I’m okay” mentality. [...]

Bishop Martinus “Tiny” Muskens of Breda, The Nederlands (Holland), told a television show that “God doesn’t really care how we address Him,” and that Christians should refer to their God as “Allah.” Bishop Muskens needs to read the Old Testament Scripture where God states “You will no longer address me as My Baal, [...]

Over at National Review Online, Mark Krikorian just threw away a beautiful line. The Religion of Perpetual Outrage, it’s so perfect. From now on that is how I will alway refer to Islam.