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Islamic terrorism – extrinsic or intrinsic?

Have Islamic terrorism and violence – in Muslim and non- Muslim countries – been extrinsic or intrinsic elements of Islam? Since September 11, 2001, there have been 31,722 Islamic terrorist attacks, mostly hitting Muslims. In August, 2017, there were 180 Islamic terrorist attacks in 32 countries, resulting in 1,014 murdered and 1,090 injured. Christianity is…

EPA: Chemical pick’s books hint at faith-based view of science

Passages in two books about religion by Michael Dourson, who is poised to head U.S. EPA’s chemical safety office, have raised concerns among some Christian scholars. Dourson/Facebook; CreateSpace Independent Publishing (book covers) Michael Dourson, President Trump’s pick to lead U.S. EPA’s chemical safety office, who faces a Senate confirmation hearing today, has drawn intense criticism…

Trump Bluntly Confronts Appeasement Foreign Policy on Iran, NKorea

Unlike his predecessors over more than two decades, the only nuclear cans that President Donald Trump kicked down the road during his recent address to the U.N. General Assembly last week were attached to the backsides of tyrannical North Korean and Iranian collaborators. Trump described Kim Jong Un’s regime as being on a “suicide mission,”…

What natural disasters should teach us

Hurricanes, landslides and other disasters show Africans why we need fossil fuels I express my deepest sympathies to the people in the Caribbean and United States who have been impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The loss of life was tragic but has thankfully been much lower than in many previous storms. Buildings are…