We see at the Cross the undeniable intersection of love and hate. It looked for awhile that hate had prevailed. But in the end, love rose, life conquered death and history was forever changed. Hate comes to steal and kill and destroy; love comes that we might have life, redeemed. When a lone gunman entered the…
Are you prepared to die for Jesus and the Judeo-Christian principles upon which our country was founded? I hope so. Jihadists demonstrate willingness to die for their beliefs in Allah and his only prophet, Muhammad, the perfect man to be imitated. They take seriously the command to conduct Jihad forever. On the contrary, we believe…
By Allie Hinds, News Channel 11, (Tennessee) On Thursday if you logged onto Westminster Presbyterian Church’s website you’d see the words “I love ISIS and Jihad”, a violent video, and vulgar language. The church’s pastor Jim Richter said he woke up this morning to an email on his phone from a church member saying the…
The made-up line “Follow the money” is the memorable phrase of Watergate-era American journalism. However, it was an organizing principle for intrepid reporters doggedly seeking the truth about political corruption in the 1976 movie, “All the President’s Men.” We need such an organizing principle now in our understanding of jihad. Politicians and pundits, paying attention…
By Ryan Mauro, cross-posted at Juicy Ecumencism The reason that Boko Haram believes its kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian girls is justified is because of Islamist teachings that the taking of female slaves is justified during jihad. And this jihad is not limited Nigeria. In a recent video, its leader said it is at war…
By Raymond Ibrahim Many around the world were recently made aware-got a small glimpse-of the Islamic jihad that plagues northern Nigeria, at the hands of Boko Haram, an organization dedicated to eradicating Christianity and enforcing the totality of Sharia law. Last Sunday, September 29, around 1 a.m. Islamic terrorists dressed in Nigerian military uniforms invaded…