He is such a remarkable thinker and writer. I can never pass by anything he writes without stopping to read it.
There is the suggestion that in time Islam might find its own way to a major reformation as Christianity and other major religions have done. I agree. Islam is, after all, a much younger religion then Christianity or most other major religions. The flaw in this optimism is time, which is not to Western Civilizations advantage. The fruits of our technical prowess are available on the open market to any entity that has the means to afford them...Just ask Bernie Schwartz at Loral Corp. So given A. the money. and B. the means, one can't help but wonder...when?
It is time to amplify the speech coming from the Mosques and expose and CONFRONT the religious political Mullahs and Inmans hate speech against the West. The political religious authority of Islam which encompasses most of the ME refer to America as the "The Great Satan" while the secular government of the United States of America calls Islam "A religion of peace"
An obvious disconnect on our leaders part.
Possibly a fatal one for us.
It is articles and commentary like this one of Theodore Dalrymple's that make "Free Republic" so valuable for me.
It also makes it easier for me to pry loose a donation.