by Charles Cameron | Nov 29, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a couple of grace-notes while I’m working on my review of Will McCants‘ book, The ISIS Apocalypse ] . One: My first note concerns the elegant way in which McCants‘ view of the changing state of IS eschatology as it has...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 15, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — both answers are true in different contexts — IMO a significant point that previous discussion has tended to overlook ] . Were (are) the Khawarij Muslim? That’s the question I keep thinking of when discussion of whether IS (or...
by zen | Oct 7, 2015 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a “zen“] “And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Moloch, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.” – Leviticus 18:21 “They rejected the commandments of the Lord … and...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 29, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — an experiment in blogging — morality transcending laws, the pope, battleships, jellyfish, & Catholic politicians ] . There’s simply so much going on that I need to try a few way of sifting and posting my daily catch. So...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 13, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Muslims in India celebrate Krishna and his beloved ] . Amicable coexistence. Here we see a Muslim father in India, with his daughter arrayed as Radha, the beloved, lover, and companion of the Hindu deity Krishna: I’m posting it here...
