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In many respects Islam reflects an echo from Christianity’s earliest phase.
‘Some in the West think that Islam, in its cultural expression, represents a religious phase inferior to Christianity, but this is justified only in that our Western Christianity has been “re-elaborated” and re-thought within Greco-Roman culture. But if we reinsert… Read More ›
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BBC Story on Halala Marriage
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James White of Alpha & Omega Ministries just does not get it.
Have a look at this video featuring James White and a rapper: The verse in context: ‘God has sealed them [the Jews] in their disbelief, so they believe only a little – and because they disbelieved and uttered a terrible… Read More ›
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The Pfander Centre for Apologetics decides to be honest. Alhamdulillah.
Their new Mission Statement tells it like it really is…
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Happy birthday Immanuel Kant!
Immanuel Kant 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804 was a German philosopher who is considered by many (including me) to be the greatest Western philosopher of all time. His magnum opus is the Critique of Pure Reason. Kant’s doctoral thesis (see… Read More ›
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God’s creation is amazing!
Professor Jing Kong is a principal investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received the B.S in chemistry from Peking University in 1997 and the Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University… Read More ›
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Blogging from the West Indies
Me chilling out by the yachts in Marigot Bay this morning which was used as a location for the filming of Doctor Dolittle starting Rex Harrison. The view at breakfast this morning: My lounge in the hotel suite:
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The Qur’an’s perspective on Jesus “is unquestionably Jewish Christian”
The images of Jesus historians find in the earliest Jewish Christianity and Islam are very similar and their findings have been discussed extensively by Western scholars such as Hans Küng, Jeffrey J. Bütz and James D. Tabor. That the Qur’an… Read More ›
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Jay Smith’s Fake Christian Feminism Exposed: Muslims and Christians United Against FCFs
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To misquote James White: ‘I have yet to meet a consistent Christian.’
A popular argument used by Christian polemicists is to claim that the author of the Qur’an (whom they take to be Muhammad), borrowed stories from early Christian apocryphal works. The assumption appears to be that because the Qur’an’s truths appear… Read More ›
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Beware Pseudo-Scholars & Half-Baked Knowledge!
Wisdom.. The Humble I The best proverbs manage to capture important ideas in just a few words. One well-worn Arab proverb has it that: nisf al-‘ilm akhtaru min al-jahl – ‘Half-baked knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance.’ ‘The greatest enemy of knowledge,’… Read More ›
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“Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s…
But here’s something to ponder: Jesus command to “Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”, was… what? (A) A clear distinction between religion and politics, implying that Caesar’s taxes were lawful and should be paid…. Read More ›
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Islam is cancer
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The time when ‘Jews rejoiced when Christian territory fell into Islamic hands’
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Do you know why Orthodox Jews are forbidden to pray in Christian churches?
source Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Exodus 20:4 (King… Read More ›
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Protect ALL life
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Muslim youth take initiative to guard churches as Easter celebrated
Reposted from The Jordan Times AMMAN — After the attacks on two churches in Egypt last week, Muslim Jordanian youth launched an initiative to protect churches all over the Kingdom on Easter Sunday, in an act of solidarity, they said…. Read More ›
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Catholic journalist Damien Thompson is finding interfaith relations a tad difficult
Roman Catholic journalist Damien Thompson is Editorial Director of the Catholic Herald here in London. He was once described as ‘A blood-crazed ferret’ by the Church Times. He appears to be finding Muslim/Christian discourse a little challenging. Bless.
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Mike Licona’s uncertain foundation
The gospel of Matthew chapter 28 verses 16-17
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in a referendum that would give him sweeping new powers.
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Origin of Quran according to academic historians: a scholarly revolution
Christian polemicists against Islam tend to support revisionist theories about the origin of the Quran. Here is what the latest academic scholarship has to say about such ideas: source
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Is Jesus the Passover Lamb? The Ultimate Sacrifice?
Originally posted on Calling Christians:
Introduction: Explaining the Jewish Significance and Christian Significance (and Teaching) of Passover. The most significant theme of the Passover festival as celebrated by Christians is the representation of Jesus the Christ as the Passover Sacrifice… -
Catholic journalist Damian Thompson encourages the mocking and ridicule of Muhammad to make a point about ‘religious freedom’ to make “edgy jokes” about Jesus and Muhammad
English Roman Catholic journalist Damian Thompson, Editorial Director of the Catholic Herald is encouraging the mocking and ridicule of Muhammad to make a point about ‘religious freedom’ to make “edgy jokes” about Jesus and Muhammad. The original tweet, since deleted, made… Read More ›
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Islamophobes take note
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Once upon a time the West upheld decency in dress codes. No longer.
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I think I went to this church once..
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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 ›
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Egomaniacs
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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 ›
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The new opium of the people
Blogging Theology 