“Islamoschmoozing”: now, that’s a word! What it means in terms of a dictionary entry is obvious. For an essay on the potential threat of this to the fabric of Canadian society, see this
article by Mark Steyn. Good reasoning without being hyper.
HT:
Ian Clary.
Fascinating article. I was having a debate, recently, with some of my colleagues about “Islamosmoozing”… if only I had this word. I find Steyne’s comment about the secular/sacred divide particularly insightful.
“The multicultural society posits that each of its citizens can hold a complementary portfolio of identities: one can simultaneously be Canadian and Jamaican and gay and Anglican and all these identities can exist within your corporeal form in perfect harmony. But, for most Western Muslims, Islam is their primary identity, and for a significant number thereof, it's a primary identity that exists in opposition to all others.” (italics mine)
I am currently reading Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey and she addresses this very concept with respect to the church. Too many Christians are able to shelve their Christian identity and carry on secular lives watching TV and drinking Root beer. It is because of this duplicitous characteristic of Western Christians that the Western World fails to understand the Islamic World. The Islamic worldview shapes their lives so completely that they are willing to die for their faith. Many Christians are unwilling to open their mouths for their faith.
This is a spiritual war as much as it is ideological, and the enemy is already inside the gates.
Jeremy
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Jeremy W. Johnston |
9:13 p.m.