New in PJ Media: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, has just issued a thoroughgoing rejection of the fashionable gender identity madness and provided a strong defense of sanity. In future ages, when the history of our Age of Absurdity is written, the diocese will be seen as one of the few voices […]
Hamas-linked CAIR calls for hate crime charges in Marion, Iowa
The arrest of two young men in Marion, Iowa for vandalism has caught the attention of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). ABC affiliate KCRG showed images of swastikas spray-painted on several windows. The letters “KKK” were also reported to have been spray-painted. Despite this, there seems to have been no ideological motive for the […]
Iowa’s Governor and General Assembly Take a Stand Against Antisemitism, and CAIR Takes Offense
On March 23, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds sign into law Iowa House File 2220, an Act relating to antisemitism in the State of Iowa.[1] This bill stated: For purposes of this chapter, “antisemitism” means the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the international holocaust remembrance alliance on May 26, 2016, and includes the contemporary […]
Iowa Bans Boys From Pretending to Be Girls to Compete in Girls’ Sports
New in PJ Media: In less enlightened ages than our own, this sort of thing was taken for granted: boys should compete in boys’ sporting events and girls in those set aside for girls. No one thought about boys playing girls’ sports at all, because no boy would have even wanted to do so, but […]
The Iowa State Senate Prays to Allah – Twice
The Iowa State Senate opens each daily session with a prayer. On February 8, State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott (D) “shared a prayer” written by one of her constituents who was a Muslim. The prayer was to Allah and included references to a number of Allah’s 99 Names.[1] It is interesting that the Iowa […]
Iowa Candidate Under Fire for Call to Define Islam as “Militant Cultural Imperialism Seeking World Domination”
My latest in PJ Media: The real pandemic today is not the coronavirus, but cowardice. Nonetheless, even in these days of political correctness, wokeness, the cancel culture, and “hate speech,” there are a few public figures with courage. One of them is Rick Phillips, a Republican Congressional candidate from Iowa, who has dared to grasp […]
Iowa: Republican candidate calls for redefining Islam as “militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination”
Phillips said he has spent time personally studying Islam and believes that when a Muslim swears the oath to the Constitution using the Quran, that negates the constitutional law because they are “sworn to turn this country into an Islamic country.” Hamas-linked CAIR has already weighed in, calling upon “state and national Republican Party leaders […]
Iowa: Muslims unite behind Bernie to screams of “Allahu akbar”
He is close to Linda Sarsour. He hates Israel. He wants to drastically weaken the U.S. He uncritically buys into the victimhood propaganda. What’s not to like? “US election 2020: At one Iowa mosque, almost all caucus votes went to Bernie Sanders,” by Ali Harb, Middle East Eye, February 4, 2020 (thanks to The Religion […]
In Cedar Rapids, “Nationally Recognized Expert” Todd Green Deplores “Epidemic of Islamophobia” (Part 4)
Changing the narrative to something that better resembles reality will not only take time, but it also is a battle that must be fought on multiple fronts. Because personal relationships can inoculate against bigotry, Green advocates for more opportunities for people of differing backgrounds to engage each other. Kind, patient Muslims want to be your […]
In Cedar Rapids, “Nationally Recognized Expert” Todd Green Deplores “Epidemic of Islamophobia” (Part 3)
“In this regard, Cedar Rapids is not much different from the rest of the nation in that it has not been shielded from the anti-Muslim bigotry and racism that other regions and communities have been experiencing,” he said. Where is all this “anti-Muslim bigotry” and “racism” that Todd Green sees everywhere? The major media have […]