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In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring Christians have been under assault in some areas of the Middle East, with so-called “holy warriors,” more like satanic savages, attacking Christian churches and forcing them to leave their homes. Add to this the historical rivalry and conflict between Islamic and Christian civilizations,…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring Steve King, Congressman from Iowa, came under fire for a tweet he issued today speaking of “restoring civilization”: Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies. https://t.co/4nxLipafWO — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 12,…

While they may connote something unpleasant now, let us work to make "Allahu Akbar" and "Deus Vult" connote something much more beautiful.

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring The religious hatred I have been seeing in our country has made me very concerned. Almost by the day, there are threats to Jewish Community Centers, Synagogues, and even Jewish children’s museums. Muslims have not been spared, either, as hate crimes against Muslims…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring In an interview on NPR, White House Special Assistant to the President, Sebastian Gorka, had this exchange with host Steve Inskeep: INSKEEP: On Feb. 3 when you were on the program, we asked if you felt the president believes Islam is a religion.…

At long last, Jews and Muslims are standing together...as they should have been doing all along.

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring  And it came to pass, that, as he [Jesus] was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he [Jesus] said unto them, When…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring It happened again today: more bomb threats targeted Jewish Community Centers all across the country, including right here in my home town of Chicago. As reported on CNN’s website: “I’ve been in the business for 20-plus years, and this is unprecedented,” said Paul…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring  A while back, I discussed the fact that the new Trump Administration seems to espouse a “dark view of Islam,” in the words of the New York Times, and this “dark view” colors every thing with respect to terrorism, extremism, and some aspects…

In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring           Let us leave aside several facts: 1. African-American Muslims have been an integral part of the civil rights struggle in America for decades. A substantial portion of the slaves brought to America were Muslim, and thus, Black History…

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