Apologetics
Non-violence
If I sound legalistic then I am not making myself clear. I reckon legalism is a form of violence (which is why Jesus often clashed with the Pharisees). If God’s nonviolence is consistent (and I think it is) then we can never require anything of anyone with the threat of violence or sanctions to back […]
More on Non-Violence
I don’t believe God was involved in killing Jesus, I think we humans are solely responsible, but that God redeemed the worst act of murder through resurrection. Like I said before I believe the temple cleansing was a great nonviolent action. Jesus is utterly clear – don’t take an eye for an eye, don’t hate […]
Unjust laws and non-violence
Non-violent protests A good resource to start with is Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail (you can read it here: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html). King is responding to fellow clergyman. King is a helpful example I think as both a Baptist pastor and an outspoken nonviolent activist. But here goes my attempts at responding to […]
Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding
UNIVERSITY SEEKING TO ESTABLISH GREATER MUSLIM UNDERSTANDING The University of South Australia (UniSA) has embarked on an ambitious project to establish a new research centre dedicated to bridging the divide between the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. Launched in October, the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding is a world first in its academic focus […]
Christians in the Middle East
Palestinian Muslim columnist speaks up for persecuted Christian minority in the Middle East Christians in the Middle East have been facing much discrimination, harassment and persecution in recent years, and very often the perpetrators are members of the Muslim majority. The number of Christians in the Middle East has been declining continually over past decades, […]
Is Antisemitism Intrinsic to Islam?
By Andrew G. Bostom A Three-Part Series Examines the Origins of Hatred Part 1: http://www.jewcy.com/post/understanding_islam_islamic_antisemitism Part 2: http://www.jewcy.com/post/antisemitism_islams_foundational_texts Having introduced the living uniquely Islamic institutions of jihad war and dhimmitude in Part 1, Part 2 examines how jihad and dhimmitude operate in tandem with central Antisemitic motifs from Islam’s foundational texts. Part 3: http://www.jewcy.com/post/islamic_eschatology_annihilationist_muslim_jew_hatred Part […]
Defamation of religions
Subj: The OIC & the UN: defamation of religions as incitement This posting follows on from last week’s posting entitled: “The OIC & the UN: Islamophobia and ‘defamation of religion'” (15 Nov 2008). http://www.worldevangelicals.org/commissions/rlc/reports/articles.htm?id=2203 The 15 November posting centred around the “Draft Outcome Document for the Durban Review Conference 2009” which had just been penned […]
Charter seeks golden rule
* Barney Zwartz * November 18, 2008 A GLOBAL campaign to apply religion’s “golden rule” – treat others as you would like them to treat you – has been launched by Christians, Jews and Muslims. The campaigners, claiming that compassion is at the heart of most religions, have launched an online Charter of Compassion and […]
Drinking the Kool-Aid (Jonestown)
Sightings 11/20/08 Drinking the Kool-Aid — Brian Britt Thirty years have passed since the murder-suicide of over nine hundred members of Jim Jones’s People’s Temple, on November 18, 1978. A sign hanging in the pavilion of Jonestown at the time read, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Today there […]
Muslim Academic Questions Muhammad’s Existence
Nov. 14, 2008 Below are translated excerpts from an article in German entitled, “Islamic Theology Without the Historic Muhammad — Comments on the Challenges of the Historical-Critical Method for Islamic Thinking,” by Germany’s Prof. Muhammad Kalisch, a Muslim. (See related article.) [Professor Kalich] Muhammad Kalisch Up to some time ago I was convinced that Muhammad […]
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