Lepanto League Information Service: November 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

72,000 Lonely Virgins

This is, in a sense, about the birds and the bees, in that there may hopefully be a shortage of Mohammedan suicide bombers in the future, with consequent unemployment prospects for those virgins in Mohammedan Heaven.

Papal Visit et al.

Follow in detail the Pope's Trip to Turkey on the American Papist

Religion and Respect for Law
Religious faiths, particularly Protestantism, Catholicism, Asian Ethnoreligion, and Hinduism, have a positive effect on a nation’s respect for the rule of law and level of corruption, according to a Baylor University research paper.

Islam vs. McWorld - 2004 NCR Review of a Book on Secularism's Threat to Mohammedanism

The Pope and Radical Islam - another John Allen piece.

Media and religion in the Arab/Islamic World

"Let me sum it all up. Until recently, the media in the Arab/Islamic world by and large have tended to aggravate numerous political and religious pathologies through their disregard for truth and accuracy, a habit shaped by their literary and propagandist antecedents. They have been the least faithful to Islam’s own standards, leading to dangerous distortions of this religion."

The address made to the Pope by Turkey's Director of Religious Affairs. He puts the obligatory, albeit implicit threat of violence against anyone who points out that numerous Mohammedans commit violence in the name of their religion in this way:

"...we all regret to observe that during the recent times Islamophobia has been in escalation promoting such notions that the religion of Islam with its sources and history encourages violence, that Islam has spread by force of sword and that Muslims are potentially violent. I wish to make it known to all that each member of Islam whose name originates from peace, is very much deeply touched and offended by such accusations and claims which are not based on any historical fact and on any scientific research nor do they commensurate with any sense of justice and fairness. Moreover, it should not be forgotten that such accusations and attempts can only serve to encourage those who perform wrong-doings on behalf of religion by way of exploitation."

Dialogue of religions?
- Another Turkish Mohammedan's viewpoint.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Religious Liberty

Malaysian Catholic blogger writes about the Mohammedan oppression of Catholics.

The State of Religious Liberty in Turkey Sounds a bit more rosy than I've seen elsewhere.

Official Vatican Page on the Trip to Turkey

Basic Islam for Hindu Dhimmis: Hindu oppression by Mohammedans

Secular World Attacks Organized Belief

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Now stop whining about our beloved Catholic/Hispanic immigrants.

This article is getting a lot of play. European minorities torn between worlds - an anecdotal survey of cultural mishmash. See how good we have it? Now stop whining about our beloved Catholic/Hispanic immigrants.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

And you may ask yourself:

And you may ask yourself
This is a secular state?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large Catholic Church?
And you may tell yourself
This is not equality of rights!
And you may tell yourself
This is not a European state!

LOW TURNOUT FOR POPE'S VISIT

A strange article on the ancient history and current situation in Abyssinia. Avert an East African Islamic Terror Volcano – Break down fake ‘Ethiopia’!

RECONSTRUCTION OF A GLOBAL CRISIS - How the Pope Angered the Muslim World

Conventual Franciscan Friar Martin Kmetecef describes Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Turkey as a "courageous gesture."

Nigerian Archbishop on Oil and the Common Good

Here are excerpts from a speech that Abuja Archbishop John Onaiyekan gave at a Nov. 2-3 gathering of the Catholic bishops' conference of Nigeria. The theme of the gathering was "Making Oil and Gas Wealth Serve the Common Good."