Biggest religious denomination in the world: Cause for Concern

The Vatican recently released some information that should perturb many reasonable people. The world's most violent religion, Islam, has now emerged as the "biggest single religious denomination in the world." (Reuters UK). Previously, the owner of this title was Roman Catholicism.

These numbers come from Monsignor Vittorio Formenti who acts as a statistician for the Vatican. Here are the numbers:

Muslims= 19.2 percent of world's population= 1.3 billion people

Catholics= 17.4 percent of the world's population= 1.13 billion people

All Christians= 33 percent of the world's population= 2 billion people

Just like Muslims are trying to overpopulate and capture power in Europe, they are executing this same plan at the global level and should be a great cause of concern for Christians everywhere. Now, more than ever, Christians need to put aside their petty theological differences (and yes, welcome the Mormon faith with open arms) and unite to stand up to radical Islam.

Never Count Out Mitt Romney

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While the Democrats are squabbling and tearing each other apart, the Republicans are doing the opposite; they are unifying and putting aside old differences.

Mitt Romney is now helping his former GOP rival, John McCain, campaign. Many think this will be a prelude to the GOP ticket. This combination would be difficult to stop. McCain has the military experience. Romney has the business experience. They have done more in their life than 100 Barack Obamas and 20 Hillary Clintons combined.

Barack Not What His Words Say

When Barack Obama was caught plagiarizing a speech delivered by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, he was heavily criticised by many people. The funny thing is that the potency of Patrick's speech were the words of others--great men before him--FDR, MLK, JFK. The inspiration was several degrees removed from the source.

With such distance between true greatness and our current political options, its very hard to give either Barack or Patrick credit for being truly great, eloquent speakers.

The famous words in questions:

"I hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

These words didn't come from law professors who advanced easily because of Affirmative Action and a buoyant personality. The words didn't emanate from the mouth of a Governor who lavishly spends on his Governor's Office decorations and transportation while his Commonwealth goes down the gutter. These words came from GREAT MEN who overcame tremendous obstacles.
FDR was physically handicapped and governed during one of the most difficult periods in American history. World War II.
Martin Luther King fought to secure the rights of Black people everywhere and in a sense, helped every minority group in the process. He was constantly threatened and in the end, he was killed for standing up for truth and righteousness.
The stories of Barack Obama and Deval Patrick bear no resemblance to these fine stories of great men.
It should be no wonder that Obama and Patrick might try using the words of other great men, but will always come up short with their actions and accomplishments.

Bravo Sarkozy

It's great to see a French leader doing the right thing, or at least thinking about doing the right thing. Since elected, French President Nicholas Sarkozy has proved to be different from previous French leaders like Jacques Chirac. Sarkozy has shown an understanding of the threat of Radical Islam and an intolerance to evil in the world.

Yesterday, Sarkozy took a stand for human rights by saying that he might possibly boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in China. China's one party rule has been ruthless in quashing political opposition and anyone who doesn't think the way China wants them to think. They force people to have abortions. They resist the freedom of the press. They violently beat protesters.

China should not be the site of the Olympic Games. Only countries that prove themselves civil and humane should have that honor. It really doesn't matter that China is becoming an economic powerhouse. Socrates won the argument against Thrasymachus that Might doesn't necessarily trump Right. Justice isn't the will of the powerful.

Although France has a weak military and a population corrupted by unfettered liberalism, it's refreshing to see President Sarkozy taking such a principled and noble stand.

Bravo Mr. President!

Muslims Taking Over Congress

First, it was Keith Ellison from Minnesota. And now we have Andre Carson in Indiana. Carson was recently elected into Congress and has become the second Muslim to serve the American people.

What are his goals in Congress? To help protect the American people from further terrorist attack? To help stimulate the economy?

No! His number one priority is to assist the Islamic fanatics in Iraq by undermining our government.

In his own words:
"We need to bring our men and women back home and end this useless war."

Texas and Ohio Tonight

The primary season continues today. Barack has a real chance to deliver a knock-out blow to Hillary Clinton. Barack's success has surprised some people. Others think the results are only the natural progression of his talent.

As we reflect on the Republican field and see Mike Huckabee and John McCain, we definitely miss Mitt Romney. Romney was the only strong, certified conservative who had the finances to take on the Democrats. Now, 2008 will certainly be a losing year for the Republicans and it's only a matter of time before we see who the next President will be.

In many respects, the primaries today are the general election. If Barack beats Hillary, Barack will most likely be the next President of the United States. If Hillary wins, she will be the next President.

Mitt, we miss you man. Return to the political fray soon.

The Humanity of William F. Buckley

Rod Dreher of the Dallas Morning News wrote an article honoring William F. Buckley. In this piece, he describes the kind of man that Buckley was. He writes

On the day Bill died, I asked a leading foreign-policy scholar
what stood out in his mind of the man. Do you know what he said? He mentioned the time he'd introduced his intern to Bill, who was a hero
to the young man. Though the room was full of swells and intellectual potentates, Bill ignored them and talked to the kid for a good long while.
That, reader, is class.

William F. Buckley Jr. : We Will Miss Him

"I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.”

The Culture of Death

Today in the Wall Street Journal, my favorite lawyer, law professor, and thinker, Alan Dershowitz, wrote an article entitled, "Worshippers of Death." It is a trenchant piece on the mentality enveloping the people of the Middle East and being inculcated into the youth of this region.

He writes about a mother named Zahra Maladan who has big plans for her son. A university education? Marrying a beautiful woman?

No. She wants her son to be a suicide bomber. According to the New York Times, Maladan remarked to her son, "if you're not going to follow the steps of the Islamic resistance martyrs, then I don't want you."

Geez. I thought I had it bad with my parents. They are pressuring me to be a lawyer. Imagine what this kid must feel.

Even worse though, the Islamic extremists in the region take pride in this blood-thirsty view of life. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said that in the battle between the West and Islam, "We are going to win, because they love life and we love death."

In battling people with such a morbid outlook and life goals, Dershowitz says that something must be done to stop these people. New strategies must be adopted. This is no conventional war.

Terrorists do not play by the rules of conventional warfare. They do not respect innocent humans. No. They purposely target civilian life, especially their own. As a defensive measure, terrorists purposely hide among their own civilians. They know that the West has democratic values and respect for human life. It's smart because they know that the U.S. military wont' purposely kill innocent people. And when the U.S. military accidentally does inflict damage on innocent life, terrorist leaders can use these unfortunate acts as propaganda--evidence that the U.S. are occupiers and invaders.

In essence, terrorists are trying to use our morals and our ethical practice of war against us. Now is the time to start thinking about how to combat these evil people. We need to, not only outsmart them, but we need to maintain our moral high ground in the process.

Extremism in the United States

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Big surprise here. In Future Jihad, Walid Phares explains how Saudi Arabia funds mosques all over the world in their promotion of the radical Wahabbi interpretation of the Koran. It's no surprise that the mosques in the United States are an extension of this network.

According to this latest survey, 3 out of 4 mosques in the United States are preaching violent Jihad. In conducting this study, former officers in the CIA and FBI were sent into mosques across the country to listen to the messages being expounded.