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Sunday, December 12, 2010

The New Islam Teacher at LCC

No, don't get excited, it is not me.  In their last statement to the media,, LCC announced that they are creating a credit class on Islam, to be taught by one Prof. Frederick Colby, an associate professor at the University of Oregon. 

Well, well, how convienent it is for them to now decide that a tenured prof from the UofO will teach a credit class on Islam, instead of allowing the average student/person to learn about Islam in a casual, non-credit, conrinuing education setting.  Now you must be a registered student at LCC in order to take a class on Islam.  Now the question becomes: is Prof. Colby right for this class?

No, he is not.  Here is his general biography and here is his class overview.  Outward appearances seem innocuous enough, yet read carefully and you realize that Prof. Colby has a narrow area of study: the ascension and night journey of Muhammed.  Now do not get me wrong, the ascension and night journey are important pieces of Islamic tradition, as is the death and resurrection of Jesus to Christians.  To have a historically factual and accurate overview of Islam presented correctly, it should be done by someone who has studied Islam in a broad context, rather than one who's area of expertise is so small and specific.

It is not just his particular studies which make him unqualified to teach this LCC class, there are some unsavory connections Prof. Colby has well.  During his time teaching in Miami, the good professor was the faculty advisor to the Muslim Students Association between 2004 and 2008.  In what capacity did Prof. Colby assist the MSA in Miami, and what was his roll exactly?  The MSA is an arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group who has as it's goal the destruction of the west through its "own miserable hand", and has consistently supported Hamas, Israeli genocide and jihad through the sword (9-29). 
Does Prof. Colby disavow the MSA, it's program of hatred and it's direct connection to the Muslim Brotherhood?

Just as disturbing, Prof. Colby lists as a presonal reference Dr. Carl Ernst of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  If you do not know Dr. Ernst, he is of the same vein as John Esposito of Georgetown University, Karen Armstrong, Grover Norquist and Robert Crane.   Islamic apologism is rampant at colleges and universities across the country, and with personal references such as Dr. Ernst, one needs to seriously ask why Prof. Colby would even be considered for tenure.
Dr, Ernst, within the past few years has accepted a literary award from Egypt, Yes, he received the coveted Shaykh Muhammad Salih Bashrahil Prize for Outstanding Cultural Creativity, and he also recently shook the hand of Ahmadinejad while receiving another prize, the The Farabi International Award, named for a 10th-century Persian philosopher.  The honor bestowed is for his Colby's book on Ruzbihan, a 12th century Sufi poet born in what is now Iran.  Translated twice the book is widely used in university courses. 

Is it fair to compare the company Prof. Colby keeps, and his possible views on Islam?  Of course, as it is telling in regards to a persons principals whom one chooses to associate with.  With proven connections to the Muslim Students Association, and his close work with Dr. Carl Ernst, he should not be allowed to teach anything beyond Sufi mysticism and the ascension/night journey.

Prof. Frederick Colby is a poor choice to teach a factual, accurate class on Islamic doctrine or the theological underpinnings of the "religion of peace".  I call on LCC to ask serious questions about Prof. Colby and his associations with groups and individuals like the MSA and Dr. Carl Ernst.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Peace religion.” That’s been said of Islam. That’s a lie. Islam is a killing cult.

This cult has killer camps teaching young in particular how to murder non-Muslims, as stipulated in the Koran and taught by mosques’ clerics.

“The western apologists anger me when they say Islam is the ‘religion of peace.’ This is the biggest fallacy from the pit of hell itself. Satan is laughing at them for believing that lie. As the Word of God so rightly put it ‘he is the father of lies.

Anonymous said...

Sina's Challenge


I receive many emails from angry Muslims, who sometimes beg me, and sometimes order me to remove this site. I consider both, pleading and bullying, signs of psychopathology. Argumentum ad baculum and argumentum ad misericordiam are both logical fallacies.

If you do not like this site and want me to remove it, instead of acting as a bully or as a victim, disprove my charges against Muhammad logically. Not only will I remove the site, I will publicly announce that Islam is a true religion. I will also pay

$50,000 U.S. dollars

to anyone who can disprove any of the dozen of the accusations that I have made against Muhammad. I accuse Muhammad of being:

a narcissist a misogynist a rapist
a pedophile a lecher a torturer
a mass murderer a cult leader an assassin
a terrorist a mad man a looter

I have debated with many Muslims. Their defense of Islam can be summarized in two categories:

a- Denial of the authenticity of Islamic sources that report the stories of crimes of Muhammad (example: debate with Edip Yukssel, a leader of the Submitters)

b- Moral relativism and situational ethics, e.g., “In those days, pedophilia, assassination, rape, raid, pillage, massacre and lying, were common practices, so Muhammad is innocent because he did what everyone else was doing.” Muslims even go as far as to question the legitimacy of the Golden Rule to claim I do not have any basis to condemn Muhammad. In other words, who can say what is good and what is evil? That is up to the messenger of God to decide. (Example: debate with Yamin Zakaria)

These are the main two arguments that Muslims present in defense of Islam. Any rational person can see they are logical fallacies.

These charges are irrefutable. You simply can't disprove them because they are reported in Islamic sources and as such they are as good as confession. You can't acquit a criminal after he has confessed, unless you plead insanity, which is my point.

Muslims often ask: "Who will judge whether or not an attempt to disprove your accusations against Muhammad and Islam, was successful?" The readers will be the jury. It is not difficult to see which side is right once both arguments are presented without one side fearing the other. I will publish the debates in this site. My opponents are also encouraged to publish them in any Islamic site. Please note that I will not accept face to face debates. The debates must be in writing
Please advertise this challenge. Every Muslim must see it. This is like throwing water on their fire. Nothing will dampen their zeal more than the realization that among a billion Muslims there is not a single scholar who can prove the wild claims of Muhammad, nor acquit him of these grave charges. This unmet challenge has a sobering effect on them. They can make any excuse, such as, I am not worth their response, that there have been greater men than me who opposed Islam, or that I have been refuted already, but they will not be able to fool themselves. The more this challenge is circulated, the more Muslims will be forced to remain silent and doubt Islam. Do not undermine the psychological effect of this impossible challenge.

Greg C. Halvorson said...

Keep fighting to expose Islam for what it is. God bless you, that would be the Father of Jesus Christ.

Anonymous said...

The MSA is, like most student associations, a very loose-knit entity that changes from year to year. But of course, that doesn't lend itself to conspiracy theory, so we have to overlook that fact.

It's quite apparent that Barry doesn't have the credentials or intellect to teach about American civil society, let alone other societies.

Anonymous said...

"he should not be allowed to teach anything beyond Sufi mysticism"

Wait, so Barry Sommers, with no expertise, should be free to teach his subjective biases -- easily proven by this very blog -- while intelligent, rigorously educated and peer-reviewed professors should have their free speech suppressed? I don't know which is more overwhelming -- the stupidity or the hypocrisy!

Welcome to Sarah Palin's America!

Anonymous said...

Great, an Islamic apologist shilling for Islam will be teaching our young skulls of mush...

Anonymous said...

Free world must expose the reality of Islam , cult, killing and bloody from beginning to present time.