The Atlantic<\/em> article is an example of what the media can do, if it\u2019s brave and thorough. Contributing editor Graeme Wood takes a detailed, comprehensive look at how ISIS fits into Islamic history and beliefs, and why it\u2019s not only dangerous for the West but for Muslims in general \u2014 and what it will take to defeat it.<\/p>\nWith so many news outlets acting as apologists for radical Islam \u2014 for reasons that are hard to fathom, other than many in the media loathe Christianity, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend \u2014 cogent examinations like this are becomingly increasingly hard to find outside of niche outlets or books.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s heartening to see this in in a mainstream publication like The Atlantic<\/em>, and I pray it inspires more of the same.<\/p>\nImage: Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over at CatholicVote, in a post called \u201cISIS and the End Times,\u201d I offer some excerpts from, and a link to, \u201cWhat ISIS Really Wants,\u201d a meaty, substantive piece from The Atlantic on the theology and goals of the Islamic State militants. Click here for my post, but The Atlantic article is an example of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2174,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23,24],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media","tag-isis","tag-islamic-state"],"yoast_head":"\n
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