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Most people have figured out that a radical Islamic element exists that wants to destroy the West and its institutions. Unfortunately, too many people assume some sort of equivalence exists between Islam and the Judeo-Christian civilization. Author Robert Spencer proves that this is a grave mistake. His book is called Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't. Robert Spencer methodically debunks some misreadings of the Bible; What about Levitt's thesis that real estate agents are like the Ku Klux Klan because they rely on "fear" to cheat their clients out of the rightful price for their homes? Readers will be convinced of the wrong-headedness of this argument after Lott's careful explanation of the economic value of an agent's reputation, and how he must preserve it if he wants more business in the future. When Pope Benedict cited a 12th-century Roman emperor in an attempt to open a dialogue with Islam, Muslim clerics called for his execution and sent their people into the streets for fiery demonstrations. Salman Rushdie lived under threat of death for years because of a book found distasteful by Muslims. Filmmaker Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered in Holland for making a truthful movie about the abuse of Muslim women. The jihadists are not merely protesting the West's presence in their part of the world. They want to change our way of life, and they believe they have the right to kill anyone who says things they don't like. Robert Spencer documents the bloody history Muslims are itching to reenact. Robert Spencer's prognosis is grim. He believes the West will have to suffer more catastrophic losses before it really understands the nature of the enemy. The jihadists want to establish sharia law, with its anti-democratic and misogynistic theology, in every country. Their tentacles are deeply entwined in Europe, and they are beginning the process in America. Only an unapologetic faith in the superiority of America and our Judeo-Christian civilization can save us from a dismal future. (Regnery Publishing, 2007, 264 pp, $27.95) |
in fact, those passages have never been used to justify spreading Christianity by the use of force. Contrast this with the Koran, which radical clerics use to promote their various jihads.
