about Islam

Historical Critique, Part I

Thirty-first in a series The last several articles examined some inconsistencies within Islam. We  followed that up with material about unsupported ideas expressed at interfaith…


Islamic Myths, Part II

Thirtieth in a series We continue our discussion concerning myths about Islam coming from some interfaith dialogues held in 2017. The focus this time will…


Islamic Myths, Part I

Twenty-ninth in a series In this post we move from inconsistencies within Islam to myths about it. This material came from two interfaith events occurring…


Islamic Inconsistencies

Twenty-eighth in a series There is more one could say about societal implications from idea differences, but I think the point has been made in…



A Choice of Freedom

Twenty-seventh in a series Today we turn to freedom. An important topic as we approach our 250th anniversary as a nation. Freedom is an outcome…


US Law and Shari’ a

Twenty sixth in a series We’ll finish the conversation we started last time by discussing law. Once again, we’ll create a baseline using the Biblical…


Rights and …

Twenty-fifth in a series A relationship exists between rights and law, so it’s difficult to know where to start. Which comes first? Rights or laws?…


Governance Model Principles

Twenty fourth in a series Last time we examined two primary governance models, some of their differences, and a few implications. We also reviewed one…