Author Archives
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Paris Street; Rainy Day
Paris Street; Rainy Day (French Rue de Paris, temps de pluie) 1877, painted by French painter Gustave Caillebotte. The painting is located in Art Institute of Chicago. It shows a number of figures walking through the Place de Dublin, in… Read More ›
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Bart Ehrman update on new book about Jesus
In just over a month now, my new book, Jesus Before the Gospels, will be published. As avid readers of the blog know, for a couple of years I was obsessed with issues related to human memory and oral tradition,… Read More ›
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Christian Beliefs and the Infrastructure of the Holocaust
With International Holocaust Remembrance Day quickly approaching, it is time to reassess the ancient accusations against the Jews that formed the basis for the Shoah’s infrastructure. Christianity introduced two extreme criminal concepts into the history of ideas: that the Jews were… Read More ›
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Lesbian Islam
Irshad Manji & Lesbian Islam – Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
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Ibn Taymiyyah (ra) by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf
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They are not our teachers
80,000+ were killed in Italian concentration camps in eastern Libya yet Omar Mukhtar did not allow 2 Italian Prisoners of War to be killed. History tells us the who the real “Barbaric” crusaders have been, and it certainly wasn’t the… Read More ›
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The great American preacher Jonathan Edwards on spanking children
‘The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.’ Proverbs 20:30 KJV I just note how times have changed in the US. Today Jonathan Edwards would be persecuted for inciting grievous bodily… Read More ›
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The gospel of Jesus, the Injil and the Quran
I am having an ongoing discussion with a very intelligent Christian friend of mine and I thought I would share bits of the conversation, which may be of interest. They will remain anonymous. My Christian friend brings up the subject of… Read More ›
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Shattering a myth: evangelicals in fact don’t know their Bibles
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‘3 ways to make Jesus your king’: why not follow his example?
The gospels portray Jesus as a devout Torah-observant Jew, worshipping his Creator, praying to Him, and pleading to God “may thy will (not mine) be done”. Luke 22:42
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Refuting ISIS – Lecture by Syria’s Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoub
Muhammad Abul Huda al-Yaqoubi (Arabic: محمد أبو الهدى اليعقوبي; born May 7, 1963) is a Syrian Islamic scholar, religious leader, and author of the book “Refuting ISIS: A Rebuttal Of Its Religious And Ideological Foundations.”
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Q&A: Should I Be Salafi or Hanafi? | Dr. Shabir Ally
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The next President of the United States?
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Comparative religion: advanced course
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Hey Muslims, why don’t you tell ISIS to stop?
source Jack the Lad
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A beautiful New Testament prayer
“God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever.” (1… Read More ›
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Do you wish to make Jesus your ‘king’?
Scripture reference John 20:17
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‘No religion’ is the new norm, survey of White British finds
TO BE English is no longer synonymous with being a Christian, a new YouGov poll has confirmed. In a survey of all races in the UK, carried out by researchers at Lancaster University last month, the majority of white British… Read More ›
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James White Corrects Jonathan McLatchie’s Old Polemic
Another hard-hitting video from Yahya Snow which is really rather good. (Published on 22 Jan 2016) ‘Yeah, it’s an old, tired and annoying polemic. Hopefully this will help Christians stop regurgitating this ‘argument’ against Muslims. Also see: Does Jesus ‘Forgiving’… Read More ›
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Just out it seems…
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Dr Hugh Kennedy speaking about the origin of Islam
An Interview with Dr Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic History at SOAS, negating Tom Holland’s views on the authenticity of Islam and speaking about the origin of Islam.
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Life in the West
“For some time, a good part of Western humanity has considered it a natural thing for existence to lack any real meaning, and for it to not be ordered by any higher principle, arranging their lives in the most bearable… Read More ›
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A beautiful home library in Japan
library designed by Atelier Bow-Wow, Tokyo (via http://bit.ly/1JcMu61)
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Wise words
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The 9 Commandments
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: My Lord commanded me to adhere to nine things: He commanded me to: Be sincere when in private and in public, Be Just in times of peace and when… Read More ›
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Am I Converting to Islam? By Bart Ehrman
READER COMMENT: I received a message on Facebook a couple of weeks ago from a person who has been proselytizing to me about the Muslim faith. This has happened a few times with others on your FB page. I guess… Read More ›
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It could happen.
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God’s handiwork in the big UK freeze
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“Is it just a coincidence? Er yes… Ha ha ha ” (evil laugh)
"Do I support ISIS? No Comment!" Just doesn't wanna get nicked #jihadisnextdoor pic.twitter.com/ILLLwyWGws — Haras Rafiq (@HarasRafiq) January 19, 2016
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Nabeel Qureshi: no qualifications or Arabic but writes book on Islam. Priceless.
Blogging Theology 