Rick Warren says paper misreported his views on Islam
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“Rick Warren has labeled as ‘flat out wrong’ a local newspaper’s assertion that he believes Muslims and Christians worship the same God”
Rick Warren: Christians and Muslims worship the same God
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Warren “has embarked on an effort to heal divisions between evangelical Christians and Muslims by partnering with Southern California mosques and proposing a set of theological principles that includes acknowledging that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.” Rick Warren builds bridge to Muslims Edit 3/2/12: Warren
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Un-merry Christmas in Egypt
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The situation in Egypt for Christians is becoming increasingly dire. Quoted from Silent Night:
In Egypt, the “Arab Spring” is going so swimmingly that Copts are already fleeing Egypt and, for those Christians that remain, Midnight Mass has to be held in the daylight for security reasons.
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Islamic governments angle for speech curbs in the US
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The State Department began a three-day, closed-door meeting Monday to talk about U.S. free speech rules with representatives from numerous Islamic governments that have lobbied for 12 years to end U.S. citizens’ ability to speak freely about Islam’s history and obligations. Free speech advocates slammed the event as an effort to gradually curb public criticism of Islam, but it was defended by Hannah Rosenthal, who heads the agency’s office to curb anti-Semitism.
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Muslim Brotherhood dominates in Egypt's election
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36 of 56 seats in parliament 37% of ballots in the provinces ”a 100-person council will guide the newly-elected parliament in drafting a new constitution”
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U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Blames Israel for Muslim Anti-Semitism
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Obama appointee, Howard Gutman made the remarks at a recent conference. “The legal experts at the event were visibly stunned by Gutman’s words, and the next speaker offered a scathing rebuttal to the envoy’s remarks.”
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Islamists on track to dominate Egyptian parliament
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Bottom line: A supermajority, or something close to it, of the new Egyptian parliament will be Islamist. Wonderful.
The Journal says the unofficial split is 50 percent for the Muslim Brotherhood and 15 percent for the even more radical Salafists. The Times says it’s more like 40 percent for the Brotherhood and 25 percent for the Salafists.
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Morocco's King Names Head of Islamist Party as New Prime Minister
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The leader of an Islamist party that has never before participated in Morocco’s governments was chosen by the king as the country’s new head of government on Tuesday. The Justice and Development Party won the most votes Friday in a national election made possible by the pro-democracy demonstrations that swept this North African kingdom of 32 million earlier this year as part of the regionwide Arab Spring. King Mohammed VI received Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary general of the
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Has your thanksgiving turkey been sacrificed to idols?
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“Halal slaughter involves cutting the trachea, the esophagus and the jugular vein and letting the blood drain out while saying, ‘Bismillah allahu akbar’ – ‘in the name of Allah the greatest’ ” WorldNetDaily
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The Christians of Egypt
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Egypt’s Christians are second-class citizens. They were second-class citizens during the rule of Hosni Mubarak, and they aren’t remotely likely to acquire new rights after his fall. Westerners think religious freedom in Egypt means Muslims can opt out of being Muslims. But it’s a completely false supposition. No Muslim doesn’t want to be a Muslim. It’s part of their being. So when Egyptians talk about freedom and revolution, it has nothing to do with Islam.
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