Kaleef K. Karim Numbers 31:18 does sanction child marriage. Let’s now examine the verse: “Now therefore kill every male among the little ones (taph), and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the female… Read More ›
Year: 2017
[Live] Debate: Is the Crucifixion a Fact?
Today at 2 PM (EST – New York, Trinidad), 7 PM (GMT – London) Br. Aqil Onque will be debating Pastor Angelos Kyriakides on the topic of the Crucifixion. The stream will go live on YouTube at the above mentioned… Read More ›
Does Christianity Really Necessitate Ransom For Salvation?
Does Christianity really necessitate ransom for salvation? A comparative examination of vicarious atonement and repentance in biblical light Question Mark Prelude In the recent past Muslim Apologist and Speaker, Paul Williams engaged in a debate regarding the concept… Read More ›
Islam is not the Cause of Honor Killings. It’s Part of the Solution
Did you know? Criminal law in the Middle East today was shaped by the Ottoman Criminal Code of 1858, which was issued as part of the failing Ottoman Empire’s efforts to imitate its European rivals. The Code was little more… Read More ›
Jesus comes fourth on list of things Britons most associate with Easter
A cynic might think how amazing it is things have a way of returning to their true roots. Easter was pagan and is returning to its pagan truth. Jesus doesn’t even make the top three when it comes to things… Read More ›
Jay Smith Tied up in Falsehoods
Jay Smith of Pfander Centre for Apologetics made the claim of Muslims banning ham in Harrow. Harrow is an area in London of 200,000 people. Jay Smith got caught out on this. He got mocked online and was confronted in… Read More ›
James White’s online ministry casts doubt on the Bible & God’s unconditional forgiveness
In the ongoing war between fundamentalist Christians about the meaning of the gospel James White’s Alpha & Omega ministry drops quite a bombshell. Here is the post: The often quoted saying of Jesus from the cross “Father, forgive them, for… Read More ›
An Easter enquiry: ‘How are we made right with God according to Jesus?’
This Easter Christians ponder a story that has been told over and over for the past 2000 years: that the Jewish Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, made a sacrifice of his own life to make mankind right with God (variants of… Read More ›
Tescos, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain demonstrating its crass ignorance of Easter
Tescos, the UK’s biggest supermarket chain demonstrating its crass ignorance of Easter the most important and holy time of the Christian year
Unlike the present Bible the Qur’an claims to be a Revelation from the Almighty
One would expect, as an antecedent probability, that if God wished to send down to mankind a Revelation, that He would announce this amazing fact clearly. This the Quran does in many places. The first instance is at the beginning… Read More ›
Thoughts on the Limited Atonement Battle between Sam Shamoun and James White
I am not sure whether there is something in Dr James White’s claim of Sam Shamoun’s repudiation of Limited Atonement theology was out of spite following Sam’s acrimonious break-up with James. We can’t be sure although Sam has previous form. … Read More ›
Can evangelical apologists answer the question “How can God die?”
podcast 178 – Apologists on how God can die – Part 1 by Professor Dale Tuggy Back in episode 145, I laid out a triad of claims which can’t all be true: 1. Jesus died. 2. Jesus was fully divine. 3…. Read More ›
The devil takes the Son of God up a *very* high mountain
Here is the context in full:
Isaiah vision
For thus my Lord said to me: “Go, set up a watchman; Let him announce what he sees. And he saw mounted men, two horsemen — a rider of donkey, a rider of camel — and he will listen closely, Most attentively” –Isaiah 21:6-7 For muslims, upon… Read More ›
Religious minorities are often depicted as oppressed and vulnerable victims of their Muslim rulers. This portrayal, however, is far from accurate.
Religious minorities are often depicted as oppressed and vulnerable victims of their Muslim rulers. This portrayal, however, is far from accurate. This brief paper seeks to reorient our understanding of the rights and responsibilities religious minorities possessed under Muslim rule…. Read More ›
Mr. McLatchie’s double standard
(with thanks to a reader from California)
The Devil quotes Scripture | Br Paul speakes to Josh (Christian teacher & PhD student)
Conversation covers Hudud punishments, Christian hate speech at Speakers’ Corner, and so-called ‘Wahhabi terrorism’.
‘What, then, is the absurd?’ Celebrated Christian philosopher Søren Kierkegaard points to key Christian dogmas
The other famous Christian thinker I mentioned in my joint talk at Speakers Corner yesterday is Søren Kierkegaard the famous Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher (1813 – 1855)…. Read More ›
Early Christian theologian: “I believe because it is absurd.”
In my join talk with Mansur at Speakers Corner yesterday I referred to the famous early church Christian theologian Tertullian who said he believed in Christian doctrine because it is absurd. The Quran in total contrast repeatedly calls on people to use… Read More ›
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