France vs. ‘The Prettiest Sound on Earth’

President Obama says the Muslim call to prayer is "one of the prettiest sounds on earth at sunset."  Meanwhile, millions of Muslims are eager to kill, rape, or enslave you at sunset in the name of their faith.  There is no contradiction here; in fact, the relationship may be causal.  For we cannot understand the murderous extremism of modern Islam without considering the hypnotic quality of its language. When Islamists stormed several locations in Paris last November, killing 130 people, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed "shock" at the event, as though she couldn't imagine what might cause someone to do such a thing.  When an Islamist walked into a nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people, President Obama called it "an act of hate," but claimed the killer's motive was unclear. Now, once again, France has suffered a massive suicide attack, as a man has driven a truck through holiday crowds in Nice, killing...(Read Full Article)