Maverick Philosopher

Edward Feser on Christians, Muslims, and the Reference of 'God'

So far, Ed Feser's is perhaps the best of the Internet discussions of this hot-button question, a question recently re-ignited by the Wheaton dust-up, to mix some metaphors. Herewith, some notes on Feser's long entry. I am not nearly...

Lydia McGrew on the 'Same God' Debate

She says that it is too important to be left to philosophers. She is right that the debate is important and has practical consequences, although I don't think any of the philosophers who have 'piped up' recently (Beckwith, Tuggy, Feser,...

On the Left's Toleration of Muslim Fanatics

Here is an important interview with Lars Hedegaard, Denmark's Salman Rushdie, whose life is in danger because he speaks the truth as he sees it. Hedegaard is a man of the Left, but do they come to his defense? Excerpt: DP: Where are t...

Religion of Peace or Religion of Pieces? Islamists Destroy Christian Monastery

The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble by the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St....

Diana West on Dr. Ben Carson's Muslim Comment

Here is what Diana West says verbatim: A reporter just asked me if Dr. Ben Carson was correct to rule out a Muslim in the presidency. Below is my reply -- the short version. No caliphate, no jihad, even. First things first. Is this t...

Report from Afghanistan and More on Religious Zealotry

Spencer Case reports from Afghanistan, and I comment in blue (older comments of mine in dark orange): Greetings again from Afghanistan. I've been reading your blog regularly although I haven't written in a while, so I hope you'll forgiv...

More on the Ground Zero Mosque

This from a long-time reader: As a follower of your blog—in all its iterations throughout the years—I have a tremendous amount of respect for your opinions, philosophical and otherwise. Yet in your recent post on the Cordoba House bu...

Are You a Right-Wing Extremist? Take this Test!

The following is from a Salon article. The enumeration is mine; I did, however, preserve the order of the bulleted list in the Salon piece. After each item you will find brief and not-so-brief commentary by your humble correspondent. ...

Why the Left Will Not Admit the Threat of Radical Islam (Revised and Expanded)

Why don't leftists -- who obviously do not share the characteristic values and beliefs of Islamists -- grant what is spectacularly obvious to everyone else, namely, that radical Islam poses a grave threat to what we in the West cherish...