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Truth has Come and Falsehood has Vanished Away: A Response to Jayson Casper’s “Covenantal Theology”

Truth has Come and Falsehood has Vanished Away: A Response to Jayson Casper’s “Covenantal Theology”

By Dr. John Andrew Morrow On December 21, 2018, Jayson Casper, a Cairo-based writer who covers the minority Copts, published an article titled “Covenantal Theology” in Christianity Today which poses a very important question: “Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today?” The author commences by commenting upon the biblical progression of covenants, the Covenant […]

Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses

Online Propaganda Builds Islamic State Brand in the Face of Military Losses

By  Sune Engel Rasmussen Aug. 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. ET   Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq. It is vying for survival with other, sometimes stronger, extremist groups. But one sphere where Islamic State still reigns supreme among terrorists is in cyberspace. The group’s vast online […]

U.S. officials say an ex-Islamic State fighter entered America as a refugee

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Iraqi man accused of killing for the Islamic State terrorist group entered the U.S. as a refugee after claiming to be a victim of terrorism, in a case drawing attention amid the Trump administration’s criticism of the resettlement program’s vetting process. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, was arrested in California on Wednesday […]

Islam Between Love and Hate

Islam Between Love and Hate by Dr. John Andrew Morrow

By Dr. John Andrew Morrow In the Name of Adonai. In the Name of the Father. In the Name of Allah. In the Name of the Great Spirit, Manitou, the Creator, the Omnipresent and Omniscient. That covers Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the spiritual teachings of the First Nations. Welcome. And if you don’t believe in […]

Ancient manuscripts in Iraq saved from ISIL

Ancient manuscripts in Iraq saved from ISIL

When the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) was trying to carve out its own caliphate four years ago, its members destroyed thousands of Christian and Muslim relics and monuments. But Dominican friar Najeeb Michaeel managed to pack some rare manuscripts and 16th-century books and smuggle them out of […]

Russia Says IS Turning Afghanistan Into ‘Resting Base’ for Regional Terrorism

Russia Says IS Turning Afghanistan Into 'Resting Base' for Regional Terrorism

Russia has warned Islamic State is turning northern Afghanistan into a “resting base” of international terrorism and a “bridgehead” for establishing its “destructive” caliphate in the region. The “international wing of Daesh” is spearheading the effort of terrorists spilling over the borders of Syria and Iraq and moving worldwide, asserted Russian ambassador to Pakistan, Alexey […]

Precision Strikes Kill 150 IS Terrorists in Syria, Coalition Says

Precision Strikes Kill 150 IS Terrorists in Syria, Coalition Says

The U.S.-led counter-Islamic State coalition says precision strikes killed about 150 IS terrorists Saturday in eastern Syria. A statement from the coalition said the strikes took out an IS headquarters and command-and-control center near as-Shafah, Syria, in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. “Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the ground, who continue to be engaged in […]

Man Who Planned ISIS-Inspired Christmas Terror Indicted

U.S. Puts $5 Million Bounty On Pakistani Taliban Leader

A former U.S. Marine inspired by the Islamic State militant group who is accused of plotting an attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39 during Christmas has just been indicted. Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26-year-old tow truck driver from Modesto, California, was federally indicted on two charges—attempting to “provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization,” […]

Russia Says About 10,000 IS Militants Now in Afghanistan

Russia Says About 10,000 IS Militants Now in Afghanistan

Russia has estimated there are about 10,000 Islamic State militants in Afghanistan and their number is growing because fighters fleeing Syria and Iraq also are heading to the war-ravaged country. Russian media on Saturday quoted Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special presidential envoy for Afghanistan, as saying Moscow is particularly worried about an increasing foothold of Daesh […]

Man accused of California terror plot

The FBI says it has foiled a plot to launch an attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination in the days before Christmas. Former US Marine Everitt Aaron Jameson is accused of planning to use explosives against visitors to the the city’s Pier 39. “It’s just shocking,” Gordon Jameson, the suspect’s father told reporters. […]