" Either Western Christianity will learn from the countries that endured Ottoman domination, or it will suffer the yoke itself.
"The Church refuses to understand what’s happening. With each concession, the Church surrenders more of the European imagination to Islam. The visibility of mosques, madrassas, halal grocers and street vendors, veiled women, and men wearing the kameez is ever increasing. Islamic forms permeate our European space, while Christian forms fade away. The future of Christianity in Europe is written in blazing letters amidst the dangers of the twenty-first century: Europeans are becoming less and less Christian and dwindling in number, amidst an influx of Muslims who grow ever more numerous and ever more Muslim."
Eric Zemmour, former French presidential candidate
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: