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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I guess this is an age-old question, but how can people who have shady and selfish motives, and use questionable methods to obtain the praise and support of their peers, attain success? And, is man’s success God’s definition of success? – A.D.

A: The Bible tells us, “Keep this Book of the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A Hollywood actor announced on Bill Maher’s podcast that he was “Christian-adjacent.” I’ve never heard that term, but it drew attention to other high-profile people who state that they’re Hindu-Christians, Jewish Christians, Muslim-Christians, etc. Hyphenated religion sounds like a mixing ...Read more

The San Diego Islamic Center is typically a bustling crossroads, with kids in school, the faithful coming to pray and others simply taking part in cultural activity.

But these days, the site is busy for another, much darker reason. The community is mourning. An ever-growing pile of bouquets of lilies, daisies and sunflowers and notes sits at ...Read more

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, Catholicism holds "animals have mortal souls that perish when the body dies" – therefore, animal souls don't go to heaven.

Humans have immortal souls and those souls (if good) live on in Heaven. Hopefully, when my time comes, I will be welcomed into Heaven. I hope to be reunited with my parents and those ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: A lot of people ask what God is like, but it seems that few ask what Satan is like. I’m not sure if the devil’s name is Lucifer, Satan or both, but is the Bible clear on Satan’s role in the world? – S.K.

A: In the millenniums past, there was ...Read more

The gunmen who killed three people at the San Diego Islamic Center left behind a 75-page document that preached hate, anti-Islam and antisemitism and promoted violence and chaos, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told the Los Angeles Times.

The manifesto was titled “The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant” and made reference ...Read more

The gunman who killed three people at the San Diego Islamic Center left behind a 75-page document that preached hate, anti-Islam and antisemitism and promoted violence and chaos, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told the Los Angeles Times.

The manifesto was titled “The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant” and made reference ...Read more

The gunman who killed three people at the San Diego Islamic Center left behind a 75-page document that preached hate, anti-Islam and antisemitism and promoted violence and chaos, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told the Los Angeles Times.

The manifesto was titled “The New Crusade: Sons of Tarrant” and made reference ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What is it about the Christian faith that is termed “narrow”? I’m not equipped to sufficiently explain it other than Christianity does not celebrate the ways of the world as we live out our lives in obedience to Christ. – N.W.

A: Christianity increases the scope and area of our lives. It ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — To San Diego and the world, Amin Abdullah, 51, is the heroic San Diego Islamic Center security guard who stood between children, teachers and death. He alerted the school of the threat just before he was fatally shot by two San Diego teenagers in what is being investigated as a hate crime.

But to Hawaa Abdullah, Amin Abdullah was ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The two gunmen who opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday, killing three people, had met online, where they were radicalized and left behind a hate-filled manifesto, authorities revealed Tuesday.

According to a witness, the pair were “fully armored” and rushed toward the entrance with handguns and rifles before a ...Read more

NEW YORK — The NYPD is bulking up patrols around city mosques in the wake of the fatal shooting outside an Islamic center in San Diego, police said Tuesday.

More cops will be found around city mosques, and local precincts will be increasing patrols going past these houses of worship, even though there are no specific threats to the city’s ...Read more