Links and Bookmarks

• » Dinesh D'Souza :: Townhall.com :: Who Speaks For Islam / Islam

  Full of useful insights on the spectrum of Islam

• » House Church Leader Arrested as Chinese Believers Ready to Welcome President Bush; Deeply Concerned over President Bush’s Second Visit to Government Sanctioned Church / China Christianity persecution house-churches

• » Hamas' Christian convert: I've left a society that sanctifies terror - Haaretz - Israel News / Islam Christianity Christian Israel religion

  The news on this is scanty and the type of Christianity to which this fellow has converted is not mentioned, but the significance of this is certainly there.

• » http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1036105/How-Chinas-taking-Africa-West-VERY-worried.html / China Africa Zimbabwe economics Zambia politics culture future environment immigration

  While this is primarily a political article, the ramifications for Africa and China and Christianity are huge. I have traveled to Zambia where China also has huge investments in copper mining and other basic resource industries.

• » Iranians consider <I>mandatory</i> execution for apostasy / Iran execution converts Islam

• » Persecution threat to British Muslims who change their faith :: Inspire Magazine / Islam converts UK

• » China Cracks Down on Dissent Ahead of Olympics : China Aid / Chna Olympics persecution

• » Islam Watch - "Opportunity Changing History by Demanding Reform of Islam for Turkey's EU Entry" by Larry Houle / Islam Europe

  This is quite an inciteful look into the changes that Islam must face for Turkey to enter the European Union (EU). Will it happen? God knows, but the process should be interesting.

• » Missles & Messiah making news / Israel Iran Messiah eschatology

  Messiah mania in Iran, Israel and where else?

• » http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27416&keywords=stealth+jihad / UK Islam sharia

  Sad reality that most Americans do not recognize the culture war of Islam. Take note.

• » http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27265 / fairness radio freedom free-speech

  If you don't know about this, watch out. Christian radio programming could be in jeopardy, as well as free speech matters and talk radio.

• » http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031611/Sharia-law-SHOULD-used-Britain-says-UKs-judge.html / Britain law sharia UK

  More about UK and Islamic sharia law.

• » Former chair of Bar Council calls for sharia rules in English law | Mail Online / sharia islam law UK

  England moving into direction of accepting Islamic Sharia law. Since England uses the same common law system that the U.S. and Canada do, this could have a ripple affect throughout the English speaking world.

• » Which Has More Islamist Terrorism, Europe or America? - Middle East Forum / Islam Europe America U.S.

  While this article does not specifically address the religious threshhold that I normally want for bookmarking an article, I find this one very useful in understanding the differences between the U.S. and Europe on the problem of radical Islam

• » http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/29/mideast/yemen.php / Islam marriage women Yemen child

  Interesting movement in Yemen where child brides are beginning to fight back against a repressive and abusive Islamic culture.