Terrorism hits a concert

May 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment

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An explosion killed at least 19 and injured 50 at a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester, England.

Police are treating it as an act of terrorism.  They suspect a suicide bomber.

There are so many places where large numbers of people gather–concerts, sporting events, shopping centers, churches–and are thus good targets for terrorists.  May God preserve us and thwart the evil counsels!

UPDATE:  Isis claims responsibility.  Police say the perpetrator died in the blast, but they have arrested another individual in connection with the attack.  The death toll has risen to 22, mostly teenagers and children.  (Ariana Grande got her start on Nickelodeon.)

UPDATE:  The suicide bomber has been identified as 23-year-old Salman Abedi.  The concert had security, but the terrorist evaded it by setting himself off just outside the entrance to the concert.

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What’s been missing at the Democratic convention

July 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment

What’s been missing at the Democratic National Convention?

(1)  American flags.  The first night, there were Palestinian flags on the convention floor.  Outside, Bernie Sander’s socialist followers flew the red banner with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet flag.  But no Old Glory.  Not until an article in the Daily Caller pointed out the absence of the American flag, in stark contrast with the Republican convention where the stars and stripes were everywhere.  Whereupon the Democrats brought in some.

(2)  References to terrorism.  Fact-checkers confirmed that none of the 61 speakers on the first day of the convention mentioned the words terror, terrorism, terrorist, Islamic, or ISIS.  There was scant mention Tuesday, but Wednesday’s emphasis on foreign policy did include talk about terrorism.

What else has been missing?

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Terrorist attack in France kills 84

July 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment

As Bastille Day celebrants packed the streets watching fireworks in Nice, France, a large truck broke through barriers and accelerated into the crowd, driving for over a mile until he jumped out of the cab and started shooting.  He was killed by police.  The death count stands at 75, with over 100 injured.

Authorities are calling this a terrorist attack.

UPDATE:  The death toll has risen to 84, with many more in critical condition.  Two Americans are among the dead.  The killer has been identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel.   See this.

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American ISIS supporter tells of his plan to attack a church

February 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment

A Muslim from Dearborn Heights, Michigan,was arrested for planning to attack a church in the Detroit area.  His remarks about his dreams and motivations are especially telling:

“If I can’t do jihad in the Middle East, I would do my jihad over here.”

“It is my dream to behead someone.”

Is it time for churches to implement security plans?  Or would that show a lack of faith that God would protect them, according to His will?

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Small Terror

January 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment

In the course of a larger essay on the world’s political woes, David Brooks points out that all of the major acts of terrorism have had the effect of creating a cultural climate of anxiety, suspicion, and insecurity that he calls “small terror.” [Read more…]

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The death of relativism?

December 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Can the West keep up its postmodernist ideology of relativism–that there is no moral truth and that all cultures are equally valid–in the face of ISIS terrorism?  Andrew Klavan thinks not. [Read more…]

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