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#6 Islam In America, Part 3 – 10/15/2010 The charge of intolerance against Americans about their reaction to The Cordoba Mosque simply does not hold water. It is a distortion to call Americans Islamaphobic because they oppose the mosque at ground zero or even if they would oppose them everywhere. Such shallow and immediate attempts to intimidate with such charges are so overused that thinking Americans are losing their respect for those who make them, as it should. ...Read |
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#5 Islam In America, Part 2 – 10/08/2010 On Sept.28, 2010 Fox News posted the following important study that was done by Pew Research about religion in America. It begins with a most sobering statement: A new survey of Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths. ...Read |
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#4 Islam In America, Part 1 – 10/04/2010 The continuing controversy over “The Ground Zero Mosque,” which is officially named “The Cordoba House Mosque”, or “Park51 Mosque” after recently changing its name, is bringing to light profound and important truths about Islam, and about America. These are both crucial for understanding the times. When we talk about Islam we must keep in mind that there are many faces to Islam just as there are many faces to Christianity. Just as a high percentage of Christians have never read their entire Bible, but have trusted others to tell them what it says, there can be even devout Muslims who have never read all of the Koran. ...Read |
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#3 The Impact of The "Ground Zero" or Cordoba Mosque – 09/27/2010 At the Oak Initiative we are excited about many things that are happening in America and around the world as our members are taking up the challenge to make a difference right in their own communities. In this issue of The Oak Leaf, the following topics are discussed: - • The "Ground Zero" or Cordoba Mosque - • Religious Freedom and Liberty in America - • Tolerance and Extremism - • The Awakening Conservative Movement in America - • Increase Understanding of the Tenets of Islam ...Read |