• Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur

    This past week, I traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to renew my non-immigrant visa at the Royal Thai Embassy. While there, I had a chance to visit with some friends and also to stop at the Islamic Arts Museum, something that has been on my to-see list since I first went to KL a few years ago. The I…
  • An Open Letter To All Persons of Faith- Whatever Faith It May Be

    Let your faith comfort you when Life is difficult. I am truly glad for you. Myself, I am an agnostic. I was raised Christian, Methodist to be precise, and keep the core ethics of Christianity. I believe it is possible there might exist Gods and/or Goddesses, Angels and Demons, but have not had…
  • Muslims

    Text, to be read earlier: Either Matthew 21:33-45, Mark 12:1-12, or Luke 20:9-19 ". . .[Christians] know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true; in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Lit…
  • Why Evanglism Doesn't Work.

    I left this comment on someone's blog that was about their approach to their ministry of the gospels and I thought it was worth sharing as it includes some profound realizations I've been having over the last two days. Here goes: What I've been thinking about the last few days you may find inter…
  • Religious Differences in Dating

    I met someone through online dating who left his race and religion blank in the profile. I thought he was Italian at first. Normally when guys do pick “other” it's because they are biracial, Muslim or Indian and I usually stay away from Muslim and Indian guys because the majority don&r…
  • Islam

    What Is Islam? Source: InPlainSite.org It's not every day that religion appears as a front page story in today's newspapers, particularly on a regular basis. But over the few months one religion has made the front page perhaps more than any other...Islam. What does Islam teach? How are t…
  • Al Qu'ran: "No compulsion in religion" Sure...

    I don't know why so many people are worried about the rapid growth of Islam. After all, Islam is "the religion of peace" and al Qu'ran assures us that in Islam there is "no compulsion in matters of religion".... Right? Oy! Some things never change. Don't belief the hype! Islam is only a religion of…
  • Transgender Iranian Muslims

    I work for an Iranian couple, so I tried to watch some documentaries about Iran on Hulu, wanting to learn more about their culture. I was surprised to find a documentary called "Be Like Others", which is about transgender Iranian Muslims trying to get a sex change. Homosexuality is illegal in Iran,…
  • Lars Hedegaard and the Danish Free Speech Society

    Lars Hedegaard Speaks to the Danish Free Press Society Author: Andrew G. Bostom Source: AmericanThinker.com - February 24, 2013 Lars Hedegaard, a portrait of courage, tenacity, and wit, under even the most trying circumstances, delivered a remarkable address to the Danish Free Press Society on Th…
  • Defining some terms

    To Mr. Tarek Fatah, anti-Islamist secular Muslims, and ideologs everywhere. ISLAM is submission to Allah's Will MUSLIM is one who submits their will to Allah's Will ISLAMIST is a word that is an abomination to the religion and to language as a tool for quick-association and attention grabbing head…