Avoiding Offense Means That We Don't Accept

Young People, Some Of Whom Are Not Born Into The Faith, Are Being Fired Up By Preachers Using Basic Islamic Scripture And Mobilized To Wage Jihad By Radical Imams Who Represent Themselves As Legitimate Muslim Clergymen.

What Matters Is Abuse, And How It Is Anchored In A Religion That Denies Women Their Rights As Humans. What Matters Is That Atrocities Against Women And Children Are Carried Out In Europe. What Matters Is That Governments And Societies Must Stop Hiding Behind A Hollow Pretense Of Tolerance So That They Can Recognize And Deal With The Problem.

The Idea That If People Are Just Friendly And Demonstrate They Want Peace, That Will Be Answered With Good Will - That Is Really Naive.

I Talk About A Christianity That Is Enlightened Enough To Separate Spirituality From The Rest Of Life. Not Just Church And State, But Knowledge And Church.

I Don't Have Much In Me Left For Somalia, Because The Country Is So Broken, It's Not Realistic To Daydream About It.