Tower of Reason

“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, n...

Last night Rick Santorum had a surprisingly good night, coming from out of nowhere to win Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri (although M...

So in the course of casual surfing, I stumbled upon this hate-filled rant: An open letter to the people who hate Obama more than they lov...

I had an illuminating conversation the other day that forcefully reminded me to never underestimate the depths of human stupidity.  Thi...

About ten years ago, in an international forum right after 9/11, a European colleague of mine expressed some puzzlement over why Americans...

Today we killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen by birth. Even as the news flashes around the globe, liberal hand-wringers are agoniz...

Last Sunday was the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.  At Mass that morning we were called both by the scripture...

There are some Christian churches in the Middle east that use the word Allah instead of God.  This is an egregious error.  Allah is the n...

Presidential hopeful talk show commentator Herman Cain recently stated that he wouldn’t appoint a Muslim to a cabinet position . This cre...

It’s a common Muslim argument that Jesus is not God. It’s a fundamental tenet of their faith, because if Jesus was God, then everything Muha...

Why is it so impossible for Muslims to coexist peacefully with Christians?  Because Islam is threatened by Christianity.  Muslims know that ...

On Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Death Penalty Repeal bill into law, joining...

In the wake of last months Tsunami disaster in Japan, people in the Pacific Northwest have a renewed interest in the possibility of a simila...