Center for Strategic Communication

The cloak, mantle and authority of the Prophet

by | Sep 30, 2012 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — the symbolic importance of Mullah Omar with the cloak of the Prophet, comparative, frankly long, and IMO worth it ] . Mullah Omar in Kandahar; Elijah & Elisha from the Nuremberg Chronicle. I would like to give you a sense of the...

Biblical prophecy and foreign policy: a caution

by | Sep 6, 2012 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — on prophetic stances towards Israel: both blessings and rebukes ] . It seems to be fairly common in some Christian circles to view the Israeli Prime Minister’s position on war with Iran as somehow sacrosanct. Thus the end times...

Pew on the prevalence of Mahdism — take heed!

by | Aug 12, 2012 | Monitor

[ by Charles “told you so” Cameron — Pew figures for Mahdist expectation, also the Second Coming, Israel, and the potential influence of apocalyptic ideation on foreign policy ] . The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity, p. 65 . I am Qualit, not...

Prophecy, Poetry and Prediction

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — personal preference, gangs, Chicago, insurgency, Afghanistan, and admitting the uncomfortable ] . Albrecht Durer, The Blessed Virgin enthroned on the crescent moon ** Poetry, on the whole, has a liking for prophets. Thus Sylvia Plath...

When you have a worldview, it all fits together

by | Jun 30, 2012 | Monitor

[by Charles Cameron — the difficulty of difference, plus a poem for M ] . . When you have a worldview, it all fits together pretty seamlessly. You see a map of record high temperatures such as the one above, swiped from emptywheel today, and it’s either...