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The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Concubines for the Perfect Man Watch
Under any ordinary moral standard, sex with concubines is considered adultery and not consonant with the ends of marriage. Under ... continue reading
Al-Qaeda leader wants to kidnap you Watch
Al-Qaeda's leader is calling on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, a call that is sure to dampen tourism across the Muslim world. Ayman ... continue reading
The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Zaynab and Marriage of Convenience Watch
Four things are troublesome with respect to Muhammad's relationship with his fifth wife, Zaynab bint Jash. First, there is the issue ... continue reading
Rep. Wolf: State Dept. 'Unable or Unwilling' to Address Concerns of Vulnerable Christians in Middle East Watch
Contending that the "Arab spring" has made non-Muslim religious minorities in the Middle East more vulnerable than ever, Rep. Frank Wolf ... continue reading
Trappist Nuns in Syria Challenge Us to Live as Messengers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace Watch
We are living in a new missionary age. Whether in the West, where the memory of Christian influence fades under increasing persecution ... continue reading
The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Sex With Girls Watch
There is not much prophetic or divine in the image of a 55-year old man marrying and copulating with a premenarcheal girl regardless of how ... continue reading
The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Sex With Aunt Khaula Watch
The Qur'anic provision that Muhammad could enjoy sexually any Muslim woman who offered herself to Muhammad appears to have been broad ... continue reading
Iran retaliates in secret war with US Watch
More disruptive than a bomb, cleaner than a suicide attack, and more prestigious than a fleet of ships, computer viruses have become the ... continue reading
The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Safiya and the Law of Booty Watch
Muhammad's sexual behavior and his multiple marriages are not the kind of thing we would expect in someone whom was supposedly revealed as ... continue reading
The Heart's Witness Against Muhammad: Serial and Simultaneous Polygamy Watch
Muhammad's polygamous practices and teachings and his teachings on concubinage are the first proved indictment against his claim to be a ... continue reading
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