alt.education

On Mar 4, 1:53 am, PseuDoeCyAnts wrote:
> on Sun 02 Mar 2008 07:21:35p
> last_p...@rogers.com posted
> in news:58e2874a-3572-4437-bbb8-82583e57d60b@
> 60g2000hsy.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Robert Spencer is a scholar of Islamic history, theology,
> > and law and the director of Jihad Watch.
> > He is the author of seven books, eight monographs,
> > and hundreds of articles about jihad and Islamic
> > terrorism, including the New York Times Bestsellers
> > The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the
> > Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad.
> > His latest book is Religion of Peace?.
>
> Bullshit. Spencer's scholarship prior to September 11, 2001,
> resided entirely within the field of Catholic history. His
> website JihadWatch was paid for by David Horowitz, who is a
> self-confessed unapologetic American traitor.
>
> Read Davey's Confession to a premeditated publishing of classified
> material, not for any stated higher good, but with malice and
> forthought intending to damage the United States. He also engaged
> in conspiracy at the same time, and admits that publishing the
> classified information aided two foreign governments, one the USSR
> during the height of the Cold War.
>
>
>
> Also noteworthy here is something the original poster felt better
> left uncited; where it was published. It was FrontPageMag, which is
> David Horowitz's publication.
>
>
>
> Note that neither Spencer or Horowitz possess the integrity to
> mention their chummy financial relationship on this page.
>
> There is also substantial criticism regarding the scholarship of
> Spencer's published books about Islam. Carl W. Ernst, William R.
> Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies and
> Director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East
> and Muslim Civilizations University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
> has this to say about Spencer's books:
>
> Who are the publishing firms that publish Spencer's works?
> Who funds them? Who supports his work? Some information on
> these patrons is given below (the numbers refer to the
> citations of the organizations marked in bold in the
> paragraph above). This information is significant because
> these books are not scholarly, and they do not pass the
> review of blind refereed evaluation practiced by
> university presses. They are instead supported by specific
> political and ideological interests through think-tanks
> and private foundations. They need to be evaluated
> differently from scholarly studies, since their agenda
> does not have to do with the scholarly goals of the
> humanities and the social sciences. In particular, the
> lectures given by authors such as Spencer on college
> campuses may be misunderstood as being equivalent to
> scholarly research. While it certainly may be acknowledged
> that scholarship has political implications, independent
> research needs to be distinguished from hired polemics.
>
>

** ROFLMAO
Good old Prof Ernst- the longer the title the weaker the
scholarship. Translating his screed: his chair is funded by
Sa'udi money as are most of the ME studies departments.
What Spencer writes is diametrically opposed to what the
Muslim Brotherhood orders poor old Ernst -- he sold his
soul to the devil and now he must pay by disputing
established facts.

** As for you pseudo , you are just as full of horsecrap as ever.
I guess back in the cooler you go.