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If Islam is so compatible with the west why is it that western culture is not welcome in Muslim countries?

Mar 22, 2019 | Politics

We are told, especially after terror attacks against Muslims around the world, that Islam is compatible with the west. OK. I understand that. We are not barbarians. We, in the West, promote diversity. And as a Chaplain, caring for people of all faiths and no...

Rings of Peace at Mosques where Jews and Christians are dehumanized

Mar 21, 2019 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality

The Toronto Board of Rabbis has worked hard to arrange for rings of peace around Mosques this Friday, in memory of the mosque shooting in New Zealand, Mach 15, 2019. It was a terrible tragedy and the Jewish people are sharing their sympathy. But what...

Dear Sarah Silverman, Ilhan Omar knows you can’t be religious and Progressive

Mar 20, 2019 | Politics

Dear, sweet Sarah Silverman, standing shoulder to shoulder with her new BFF, Ilhan Omar, praising the idea of a two-state solution in Israel. Where Israel is divided, again, into a smaller state to make room for another Muslim state-number 24 in the...

Rule of Law under attack in Canada

Mar 18, 2019 | Ethics, Politics

As has been said,without adherence to rules we face suspicion, then friction, then disruption of the social order…and finally, anarchy or dictatorship. ~CFTRL I attended the All-Day National Teach-In by a group called the Canadians for the Rule of...

We must unite against hate. Silence is collusion

Mar 16, 2019 | Ethics, Politics

The world witnessed a horrible attack on two Mosques in New Zealand on Friday, March 15, 2019. Friday, their holy day. It was an act of hate perpetrated by a white supremacist. People around the world, of all faiths and no faith, shared their sympathy....

Loving, caring Progressives aiding and abetting the #IslamophobiaIndustry

Mar 14, 2019 | Politics

The #IslamophobiaIndustry is aided and abetted by loving, caring people. Non-Muslims who try to help their Muslim friends explain what they really meant; not what they said. Now, I get that. Sometimes I have to explain what I just said. Sometimes...