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"CAIR Suggests Tea Party, GOP Are Behind Nationwide Anti-Muslim Campaign"

September 2, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is putting some of the blame on both the Tea Party and the Republican Party for what it sees as a growing tide of anti-Muslim anger."

I don't believe there is a "nationwide anti-Muslim campaign." There's certainly no anti-Muslim sentiment here at RNCC, nor have I seen any in the GOP and tea party movement, though we all do strongly oppose militant Islamists, terrorism, and any efforts to diminish American liberty, security, and human rights.

"Why Islamic Moderates Are So Scarce"

September 2, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"As past statements of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf continue to surface, many Americans have concluded that the would-be builder of a mosque at Ground Zero is lying when he calls himself a 'moderate' representative of his faith. The more disturbing possibility, however, is that he’s telling the truth — that Rauf is indeed the voice of mainstream Islam."

"The New Moral Equivalence"

August 31, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Prominent media hosts equate Christian and Muslim violence."

"Why They Can’t Condemn Hamas"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Rauf and his friends employ different methods, but they are on the same team."

"Hamas is a shibboleth. If you want to know whether an ostensible Muslim 'moderate' is really moderate, ask him if Hamas is a terrorist organization."

"'Islamophobia' and Islamo-reality"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"The living legacy of Muslim anti-Jewish hatred and violence remains firmly rooted in mainstream, orthodox Islamic teachings, not some aberrant vision of 'radical Islam.'"

"Ground Zero Mosque: It’s Not the Location, It’s the Sharia"

August 30, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"What’s most worrisome is Imam Rauf’s dedication to Islam’s repressive laws."

"Islamophobia? Not Really"

August 25, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"And when will the media cover the Left’s Conservative-ophobia?"

Mainstream Islam's Shariah Agenda

August 24, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"‘Secularism can never enjoy a general acceptance in an Islamic society.” The writer was . . . Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual guide and a favorite of the Saudi royal family. . . . This was . . . the 'progressive' Muslim intellectual, much loved by Georgetown University’s burgeoning Islamic-studies programs. Like Harvard, Georgetown has been purchased into submission by tens of millions of Saudi petrodollars. Read more »

"U.S. government funds mosque renovation and rehabilitation around the world"

August 24, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"While much attention has been focused on . . . the Ground Zero mosque and the appropriateness of the State Department funding Ground Zero mosque imam . . . Rauf’s trip to the Middle East, little attention has been given to the fact that U.S. taxpayer money is funding mosque development around the world. . . ." Read more »

"Which Islam Will Prevail in America?"

August 23, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"Religious liberty is not the question; which version of Islam will prevail in America is."

"Civilizational War"

August 19, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"If we are to go down the Sharia road, history teaches that it has always led to an Islamic mono-culture. In the end, there is no such thing as a little Sharia."

Obama's flimflammery in the name of faith

August 17, 2010 by Publius

If the president had been looking for a teachable Ramadan moment, he could have said something like this: "To our Muslim friends and fellow citizens, I have both greeting and caution: Our religious traditions are different from yours, but we each owe respect to the other. We respect your right to practice your faith as we respect all faiths. Read more »