Author Archives
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Life in the West
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Big tobacco companies tried to reinterpret Qur’an to lure Muslim smokers
Report shows that, for decades, tobacco companies not only felt threatened by Islamic beliefs against tobacco use, but also actively worked to try to change those beliefs, including enlisting lawyers to ‘reinterpret’ the Qur’an. According to media reports: ‘Records show… Read More ›
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Rabbi Tovia Singer – How do the Jews understand the term ‘Son of God’ in the Bible?
an excellent presentation
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Slavoj Žižek: Political Correctness is a more dangerous form of totalitarianism
Slavoj Žižek doesn’t buy into political correctness. In fact, it frightens him. The famed philosopher and social critic describes political correctness as a tacit form of totalitarianism, an act of coercion built upon the premise that “I know better than… Read More ›
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Desiderius Erasmus had it about right
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and theologian
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Justice in the world
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The Edward Snowden Interview that was Blacked-Out by the U.S. Media and Banned by YouTube
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden was interviewed on the German television network ARD. What many Americans may be unaware of is that the Edward Snowden interview was intentionally blocked from the US public with none of the major new… Read More ›
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On reading the Koran – Lesley Hazleton
Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found — as a non-Muslim, a self-identified “tourist” in the Islamic holy book — wasn’t what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the… Read More ›
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Oldest footage of London – ever
extraordinary footage juxtaposed with the same scenes in London today
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A strange silence..
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Only in America…
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The Concept of Justice in Islam
Taken from ‘The Concept of Justice in Islam’ by Charles Le Gai Eaton
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Former Saddam Hussein spy masterminded the rise of Isis, says report
reblogged from todays Guardian Documents uncovered in Aleppo show that Haji Bakr drew up the ‘blueprint for caliphate’ after being jailed by the US authorities, according to Der Spiegel One of Saddam Hussein’s former intelligence officers masterminded Islamic State’s takeover… Read More ›
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How true..
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God or Zeitgeist?
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Unbelievable for April
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A citation..
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Two slides I made for a recent lecture on Jesus, NT scholarship and the Quran
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What else is he hiding??
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So ‘we’ passages in Genesis have nothing to do with a Trinity…
Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image… ‘Genesis 1 vv 26-28: The plural construction (let us…) most likely reflects a setting in the divine council (cf. 1 Kings 22:19-22; Isa. ch 6; Job chs 1-2): God the… Read More ›
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my tweet has gone viral BIG time: latest total 16,310 views and rising…
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Perfect Justice: Debunking The Male Bias Myth
a brilliantly perceptive analysis showing how Muslims’ stereotypical responses doesn’t work and what methods to use when answering difficult questions on Islam
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Food For Thought
“The legalization of the termination of pregnancy is none other than the authorization given to an adult, with the approval of an established law, to take the lives of children yet unborn and thus incapable of defending themselves. It is… Read More ›
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More biting commentary from Lutheran Satire. Fun. Watch to the end.
Video from a Christian perspective – I share its frustration with the attention given by the media to the likes of Spong et al.
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Nabeel Qureshi vs Shabir Ally: Debate comment
I came across this comment on Nazam’s Facebook page:
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Unworthy Victims: Western Wars Have Killed Four Million Muslims Since 1990
Landmark research proves that the US-led ‘war on terror’ has killed as many as 2 million people, but this is a fraction of Western responsibility for deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two decades By Nafeez Ahmed @nafeezahmed… Read More ›
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The lost tomb of Jesus? Scientist claims he has ‘virtually unequivocal evidence’ that could help explain the whereabouts of Christ’s remains
reblogged from the Independent. Lets see what other academics make of this story… A geologist in Jerusalem claims to have found “virtually unequivocal evidence” that could reopen the controversy over the final resting place of Jesus Christ. Dr Aryeh Shimron… Read More ›
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What is Porneia to a 1st Century Jew?
Reblogged from Scot McKnight, a Christian professor of New Testament studies The term porneia is a Greek term that has two basic meanings: 1. Sex with a prostitute; prostitution. 2. Sexual immorality in general. The issue for biblical studies is two-fold: (1) which… Read More ›
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Did Jesus Talk about Homosexuality?
Reblogged from Jesus Creed by Scot McKnight who is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL. One is no longer surprised to read in discussions about same-sex relations — in church or in society at large — that… Read More ›
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The Islamic view of Homosexuality
a frank and helpful discussion
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