People who have stopped taking their religion seriously have trouble appreciating what other people’s religion might drive them to do. And it’s not just Europe. At home, our secular elites totally miss the point. When they are not downplaying the threat, they are making grotesque comparisons between Islamist radicals and politically active Christians.
On a day like this, we ought not only remember what happened but why it happened, as well. Understanding that “why” starts with taking religion, and the worldviews it produces, seriously and recognizing Islamo-fascism for what it is: a deadly and dangerous enemy that wants to destroy us.
For further reading and information:
Today’s BreakPoint offer: “The Clash of Worldviews: Defending the Truth” - a speech by Chuck Colson to the Wilberforce Forum Centurions on Christianity and Islam.
BreakPoint Commentary No. 060821, “Islamic Fascists?: What’s in a Name?”
Daniel Pulliam, “Reuters Fails,” Get Religion, 8 August 2006.
John C. Rankin, “The Soul of Jihad,” BreakPoint Online, 3 August 2006.