by William Kilpatrick | Dec 30, 2016
“Schoolchildren banned from singing Silent Night over fears it will offend other religions.” So reads a headline in the Express. Instead of singing the lyrics which might “offend other religions,” schoolchildren in Bresciano, Italy were told to hum the tune. If you...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 30, 2016
2016 ought to go down as the year of the greatest mass delusion in history—a delusion beside which the witch manias, the South Sea bubble panic, and the Dutch tulip mania pale in comparison. Unlike other collective delusions, however, this one has a twist. Social...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 28, 2016
A commonplace has emerged among media and political elites that criticism of Islam or even of radical Islam will only serve to drive moderate Muslims into the radical camp. That argument should be questioned because it can just as easily be that lack of criticism has...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 23, 2016
“The man that hath no music in himself/ Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds/ Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.” –William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Every year around this time, Ibrahim Hooper, the spokesperson for the Council on...
by William Kilpatrick | Dec 23, 2016
In Cremona, Italy, Fr. Sante Braggiè has announced that there will be no nativity scene at the local cemetery. “A small corner of the cemetery is reserved for Muslim graves,” said Fr. Braggiè; “A crib positioned within sight of them could be seen as a lack of...
