A Contradiction regarding Clean Foods? Paid Members Public
A Contradiction regarding Clean Foods? Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz Bassam Zawadi seeks to interact with one of our answers to a question on eating pork. Basically the author tried to show that Mark 7:18-23 shows Jesus declaring all food clean. Here is the passage "Are you so
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 3] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again and Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has again tried to defend Muhammad's double standards in reference to the use of poetry (1, 2, 3). In his paper he brought up two biblical passages to try and justify the contradictions between the Quran and
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Again Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made another attempt of responding (*) to my rebuttal regarding Muhammads inconsistent stance on poetry. He responds to my accusation of Muslims like him using a double standard when it comes to citing their own Muslim sources with: My Response: Well
Bassam Zawadi on Muhammad and Poetry Paid Members Public
Muhammad and Poetry Revisited Bassam Zawadi has written a brief reply to my article on Muhammads love-hate relationship with poetry. Zawadi begins by calling into question the veracity of the reports regarding the murdering of Abu Afak and Asma: My Response: The stories of the killing of Abu Afak and
To deceive or not to deceive Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi accuses the Apostle Paul of admitting that he used craftiness. He cites 2 Corinthians 12:16 and says: 2 Corinthians 12:16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty (panourgos) fellow that I am, I caught you by
Islam and the Doctrine of Original Sin Paid Members Public
A Response to One Muslim Polemicists Denial Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made an attempt (*) to respond to Samuel Greens rather excellent article regarding Jesus paying for the sins of others (here). In this article we will not be addressing Zawadis arguments (as weak as they are). We will instead
Was Jesus Omniscient? Paid Members Public
Was Jesus Omniscient? Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi wrote an article regarding Mark 13:32 and Jesus' omniscience (here). In it he has tried to address my articles regarding how this text affects the omniscience of the Son (here) and the Holy Spirit (here). For the most part, we would
Is there an Islamic Demand for Obedience to the OT Laws? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Bassam Zawadi has made an attempt to respond (*) to my article (*) regarding the issue of whether Jewish and Christian converts to Islam are required to observe the Law of Moses, even if this means that they must break specific Quranic commands to do so. We will see here