By David J Wasserstein, Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University. Islam saved Jewry. This is an unpopular, discomforting claim in the modern world. But it is a historical truth. The argument for it is double. First, in 570 CE, when the Prophet Mohammad was born, the Jews and […]
from AL ARABIYA NEWS A Coptic Bishop in Egypt infuriated many Christian women in the country after saying on May 18 that they should dress more modestly, “like their Muslim sisters” and follow their example, the Guardian reported earlier this week. “Our Lady Mariam [referring to St. Mary] […]
In the Laws of Physics: It’s “natural” when apple moves downward due to gravity forces. It’s “supernatural” to move upward without a lifting force! In the Laws of Biology: It’s “natural” when a living body dies. It’s “supernatural” a dead body returns to life! “Natural” is what moves with the Laws […]
FATHER FRANK’S RANTS Rant Number 491 29 May 2012 Massacre of the Innocents Slain children – can there be anything more sad, more pitiful? The pathetic little bodies, the tiny scraps of humanity wrapped in bloodstained shrouds. They lie there, eyes shut, robbed forever of their share in […]