Fourteen years ago yesterday we awoke to a brand new world. Evil manifested ugliness that day in the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington and Pennsylvania. America became all too familiar with radical terrorism, and the world as we know it changed forever. What has been lost since that episode is the urgency in which …
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Launching Week 7: The Birth and Rise of Islam and its Prophet, Muhammad
Welcome to week 7, my fellow sojourners! I pray you are blessed by our study together. This week we move into less-charted waters, as we consider basic information about Islam and the Qur'an. I'm not claiming to be an expert, but have done my best to verify the information that will be shared this week. …
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A Look at ISIS: Where They Came From
The Middle East is a simmering caldron. Hamas is re-stocking weaponry and re-building terror tunnels. Contrary to what some think, al-Qaeda is not decimated, but continues to operate through factions such as Khorasan and al-Nusra. ISIS continues to wreak havoc in Syria and Iraq. I’ve been asked, “Where did ISIS come from? Who are they? …
Do the Teachings of Muhammad Perpetuate Terror?
It is much debated...and probably always will be: do the teachings of Muhammad perpetuate terror? It is a question that was addressed by Mosab Hassan Yousef in an interview with the Jerusalem Post in 2012. The son of a Hamas founder, Yousef was born and bred into the ideology of Hamas and the teachings of …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 