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Let’s Take a Hard Look at Islamic Symbolism

April 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments

It’s time to take another critical look at the increasing use of Islamic symbolism in national imagery, especially during the past 16 months. About seven weeks ago, I contended that the Flight 93 Memorial design should spark more outrage than the new U.S. Missile Defense Agency logo.  Today, Alex Rawls at Error Theory pointed out [...]

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Flight 93 Memorial Design Should Spark More Outrage Than New Missile Defense Agency Logo

February 24th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Earlier today, Drudge Report correctly pointed out similarities that exist between the new logo of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (below left) and the logo used by the presidential campaign of Barack Obama (below right). It’s another design similarity, however, that deserves more attention and should spark more outrage among Americans. The design of the [...]

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BMW Appears on ‘Mickelson in the Morning’ (Updated)

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

If you tuned in to Des Moines’ Newsradio 1040 WHO-AM this morning, you heard me talking about a recent post, Was Symbol on Outhouse Door First Visible Sign of Americans’ Feelings Toward Radical Muslims?, during the 10 a.m. (Central) segment of Mickelson in the Morning. Jan Mickelson, Iowa’s most-prolific conservative radio talk show host, asked [...]

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Video: Flight 93 Memorial Still Points to Mecca

November 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Just over 13 months ago, I published my first post about the controversy surrounding the Flight 93 Memorial.  On Nov. 21, 2007, I published an update on the project purported to honor the passengers who gave their own lives to prevent Islamic terrorists from flying a passenger aircraft into the nation’s capitol.  Today, thanks to [...]

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Atlanta Radio Appearance to Air This Afternoon

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

In a post five days ago, I promised to notify readers when details became available about an airtime for my recent guest appearance on The Jody Hice Show.  Here’s the update: The pre-recorded program will air today at 2:30 p.m. Central on WRAF-FM 90.9 FM, a station in the Atlanta area (Coca-Cola’s backyard).  During the [...]

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Blogger to Appear on Atlanta Radio Show

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Nine days ago, I published what turned out to be a very popular post about the Muslim crescent moon and star symbol appearing on cans of Coca-Cola during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.  This afternoon, I will discuss that post with Dr. Jody Hice, host of  The Jody Hice Show which airs on WRAF-FM 90.9 [...]

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Will Cross Adorn Coca-Cola Cans This Christmas?

August 18th, 2008 · 41 Comments

The crescent moon and star — yes, the same symbol featured on the flags of so many Muslim countries — is an internationally-recognized symbol of the Islamic faith in much the same way as the cross represents Christianity and the star of David Judaism.  When I learned the symbol of the Islamic faith will appear [...]

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