"Confessions of an Islamophobe" by Robert Spencer

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Islam has been at war with Christianity and the West for much of its history. Another person who has written extensively about this history is William Kilpatrick, who writes extensively in several venues, for example, here.
 
po18guy said:
revisionist history.
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It’s not revisionist!!! Just historical facts. I said nothing distorted and most European historians would say the same I did, as would most folks from the southern hemisphere today.

“Worldviews” or “Weltanschaung” are invariably overbiased and I find the whole of todays USA’s mainstream cultural production full of ontological aberrations aimed only at tricking the mind and “manipulating opinion”.

Could you be so catholic as producing “mea culpa” retrospectively? Like for example: Negative effects of European colonialism in the near middle east and northern africa during the 50’s and 60’s?? If u pleaze!..
 
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Patrick Coffin just interviewed Spencer. You know, Coffin who was formerly with Catholic Answers?

But of course those pandering to Islam here would be offended. I am alreading guessing which posters it would be, hmmm.
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What is Patrick Coffin up to these days? He interviewed Robert Spencer?

I believe Richard Spencer has also been banned from speaking at some college campuses or his appearances were cancelled because of protests.
 
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Islam has been at war with Christianity and the West for much of its history
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There are many examples, among which:“Goa” with 500years of peaceful history between Christians, Muslims, and Hindus.
 
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We have launched on “something completely different” in that we now attempt to make peace with Islam. This is a huge gamble which risks the very existence of the west as we know it. Blessed are the peacemakers - we know not the status of the peace “attempters.”

A little history: Thousands of gallons of christian blood have been shed defending the faith; defending Christendom against Islam. In our age of “diversity”, we forget the wars and battles fought to keep the Ottroman Turks (i.e. Islam) from conquering Europe and forcing their beliefs in violation of Christians’ consciences. It is a religion of absolute, blind faith and not of reason.

Let us remember: The Battle of Lepanto, the 800 Martyrs of Toronto, the Reconquista of Iberia, the Battle of Bileća and numerous others.

The elephant in the peaceful dialog living room is that the inflexibly-held tenets of Islam are incompatible with western/Christian civilization. The near future is going to be very interesting indeed.

Come, Holy Spirit!
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Maybe it was your spellcheck, but it is Otranto, not Toronto. I was wondering about
martyrs in Canada!
 
I think he’s been doing a lot of interviews on his show. He goes to my parish so sometimes he’ll talk before Mass about an interview he’s doing in the church or something. He uploads his interviews onto his website Patrick Coffin Show
 
I don’t know Shillman. I’ve seen David Horowitz interviews and talks on C-Span’s Book TV. He was what used to be called one of the “New Left” for about twenty years. Now he is a conservative. Nothing wrong with that. I found him interesting. I’ve seen William Kilpatrick’s writing in several Catholic publications.
 
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I’ve seen William Kilpatrick’s writing in several Catholic publications.
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“Catholic publications” don’t imply and absolute degree of “trust&credibility”.

For example: many “catholic movements” and their “catholic publications” were latter condemned by church authorities.

Top credibility goes to: Vatican publications like “L’Osservatore Romano” or the several “National Bishop Conferences” publications. Other than that are for example publications by “Society of Saint Paul”.

In the specific case of a “catholic publication” echoing “think-tank” positions it’s either part of pluralism that allows for divergent opinions favoring reflection and critical thinking. Or, the “think-tank+mouthpieces” were simply smart in procuring their “space” sometimes via “infiltration” which has always been their aim looking to gain credibility by association to “get their message through” and confuse, if possible, the unwary.
 
Thecahtolicthing - 10 articles
nationalcatholicregister - 4 articles
catholicworldreport - 50 articles

I don’t know any of those sites and can’t comment on their editorial line.

I do get by as a catholic listening to priests, bishops, cardinals and popes. In general I avoid layman writers unless they have exceptional outstanding quality.
 
Writers like Karl Keating, Dr. Edward Peters, Robert George, Mary Eberstadt, Jennifer Roback Morse and some old standbys like G.K. Chesterton and Frank J. Sheed.
 
Thank you for your reply. I did watch the link. I was unsure what Patrick had moved on to after leaving CA radio.
 
I enjoy the references, especially the contemporary authors!! I hadn’t heard about them…

All north-Americans, all academics, catholics, half into politics. Their works will pass, like the grass of the fields…
 
BINGO! It’s much easier to label people you disagree with as Islamophobic vs. address their arguments with counter arguments. Intellectual laziness and ignorance at best, deflective and deceptive at worst.
 
Forgive me if i misunderstand you but do you think “inter-faith dialogue” should be at the forefront when discussing Islamic terrorism?
 
Everything I have seen Robert Spencer say is charitable.

Don’t confuse different ways of telling one’s perspective or the Truth with not being charitable just because it isn’t PC in the West.
 
Wish you were right however interfaith dialogue and Islamic terrorism have been on the rise ever since Vatican II. I would think there would be a negative correlation between the two if dialogue had any chance whatsoever of decreasing Islamic terrorism. Maybe my logic is wrong with all the other confounding variables. ( political, war etc)
 
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