Monthly Archives: September 2006

Israel gets blamed for a lot of nasty things. One common accusation and criticism is that they have acted genocidally against Moslems. And it is true, that since their War of Independence in 1948, about 60,000 Moslems have died in … Continue reading →

I do get the feeling that many people in the West do not understand the problem. Clifford D. May states the uncomfortable situation for the West well: Many commentators have noted the apparent irony: The pope suggests Islam encourages violence … Continue reading →

Getting back to science fiction, something that I enjoy a great deal. I’ve been engrossed in a series of books begun by Eric Flint, the first of which is entitled 1632. You can easily get it at Amazon.com.Flint posits a … Continue reading →

From a column in the Washington Post: Today’s Islamists seem to have not even a sense of irony. They fail to see the richness of the following sequence. The pope makes a reference to a 14th-century Byzantine emperor’s remark about … Continue reading →

Besides doing my customary rewriting today, I also busied myself with things relating to the new server that the Quartz Hill School of Theology website has been moved to (thanks to Rick Curtis). We are in the process of adding … Continue reading →

Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe writes about Islam: This time it was a 14th-century quote from a Byzantine ruler that set off — or rather, was exploited by Islamist firebrands to ignite — the international demonstrations, death threats, and … Continue reading →

And, as of about 5:30 PM, the website and mailserver seem to be back up and running. Thank you Rick! UPDATE 8:30 PMThe new server is up, but at the moment www.theology.edu will still take you to the old sever … Continue reading →

Once again the Quartz Hill School of Theology has suffered a spam attack, taking the website and our email server down around 6 AM this morning. On the bright side, Rick Curtis is even now busy transferring the site to … Continue reading →

Interesting. Some complained about cutting taxes, and yet an interesting tidbit: WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. government recorded record-high overall and corporate tax receipts on Sept. 15, which was a quarterly deadline for tax payments, the Treasury said Monday. Total … Continue reading →

Moslem leaders routinely refer to Jews as the offspring of apes and pigs. They say similarly unpleasant things about Christians. They have a history of spreading their faith by the sword. Recently two newsmen taken hostage in Gaza were forced … Continue reading →