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Folks, I continue asking myself, why do leftists think so differently from the rest of us? Oprah Winfrey said she is an “open-minded” Christian who does not believe Jesus came to die for our sins. In other words, Oprah rejects the Gospel. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) Oprah says Jesus is not the only way to heaven. As a self-proclaimed follower of Jesus, how can Oprah reject what he said? “I am the way and the truth and...

Does the Bush administration really believe, as its leadership has kept repeating since right after 9/11, that Islam is a "religion of peace" not connected to the problem of terrorism? Plenty of indications suggested that it knew better, but year after year the official line remained the same. From the outside, it seemed that officialdom was engaged in active self-delusion. In fact, things were better than they seemed, as David E. Kaplan establishes in an important investigation in U.S. News & World Report, based on over 100 interviews and the review of a dozen internal documents. Earlier arguments over the...

What steps should Western border agencies take to defend their homelands from harm by Islamists? In the case of non-citizens, the answer is simple: Don't let Islamists in. Exclude not just potential terrorists but also anyone who supports the totalitarian goals of radical Islam. Just as civilized countries did not welcome fascists in the early 1940s (or communists a decade later), they need not welcome Islamists today. But what about one's own citizens who cross the border? They could be leaving to fight for the Taliban or returning from a course on terrorism techniques. Or perhaps they studied with enemies...

In Islam, lying or omissions for the 'greater good,' according to a strict or radical Islam/Islamist philosophy is not only acceptable, it is holy and blessed work. It is called al-Takeyya (or al-Taqiyya) and is a strategy outlined in the Hadiths and supported by various interpretations of some of the Suras in the Koran. We have just seen it in action and most people never even caught the whiff of mental ether the Islamists were pouring into the airways of the already comatose and choking non-Islamist world. Al-Takeyya is a policy whereby a Muslim may lie, deceive or omit critical...

<p>Hate graffiti is painted on place of worship for area Sikhs.</p> <p>Niranjan Singh uncovers one of the acts of vandalism Sunday morning for Fresno police at Gurdwara Sahib, the temple where the Sikh Association of Fresno worships, on Dakota Avenue just east of North Fresno Street. Police are treating the weekend incident as a hate crime.</p>