Does the Qur’an Depict Jews as Monkeys and Pigs? (Judean Rose)

"Moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem." May 5, 2018 We’ve all heard or read about references in the Qur’an to Jews as monkeys and pigs and sometimes apes. Elder wrote only a few days ago about a Qur’anic verse comparing Jews to donkeys. The representation of Jews...

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My Friend Robert and Islamic Reform (Judean Rose)

Islamic reform. Is it possible? Can Islam be the “religion of peace” some tell us it is, or is meant to be? This idea is repugnant to many on the right. Small wonder what with radical Islam’s hold on the world, the rampant terror, terror that is too ugly to read, speak, or even think about much of the time. Not to mention, terror, when it occurs, is almost invariably...

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Marc Shneier's blind spot on Muslim condemnations of terror (update)

Writing in The Washington Post, Rabbi Marc Schneier says: Why don’t Muslim leaders speak out? That question comes up every time terrorists purporting to be deeply religious Muslims carry out armed attacks that kill innocent people. Where, commentators ask, are the moderate Muslim leaders and why aren’t they decrying the horrors perpetuated by fellow Muslims? In fact, mainstream...

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