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Historical analysis of religious developments, events, and theological movements relevant to apologetics.

Violence in the Bible and the Qur'an: A Christian Perspective Members Public

Violence in the Bible and the Qur'an A Christian Perspective After the events of September 11th, the issue of violence and religion has once again come into intense discussions and debate. As soon as Christians and others of good will condemn the Islamic justification and foundation for resorting

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Steve Waldman, Islam, and the Fog of Ignorance Members Public

Islam, Steve Waldman, and the Fog of Ignorance by Silas Currently there are many conflicting statements on Muhammad and Islam in the public forum. Muslims in America tell us that "Islam is a religion of peace," while Muslims in Islamic countries chant "Death to America the Great

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The Satanic Verses - The Story of the Cranes - Reading, Authenticity, and Implications Members Public

THE SATANIC VERSES - THE STORY OF THE CRANES Reading, Authenticity, and Implications By Samuel Green INTRODUCTION The Satanic Verses refer to an event in Muhammad's life which Muslim scholars call The Story of the Cranes. It is a time when Muhammad recited, as part of the Qur’an,

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The Case for Christianity Members Public

The Case for Christianity Part 4 Who is Jesus? His Resurrection Introduction In our last newsletter, I began the task of examining the historical evidence surrounding Jesus of Nazareth in order to argue that it is reasonable to believe that Jesus is indeed who He claimed to be. My examination

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The Sources of Islam Members Public

The Sources of Islam Reference: Rev. W. St. Clair-Tisdall, The Sources of Islam: A Persian Treatise, translated and abridged by Sir William Muir, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1901, xiii, 102 pages. Background: This book presents the original sources from which Muhammad obtained the various stories and myths

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Part 1: The Gist of the Matter Back To Main Index CHAPTER I: TO TELL THE TRUTH Acknowledging ‘Outwittings’ * Well-known In Islam’s History And Sunnah * ‘Outwittings’ On The Present Topic * Not For Christians CHAPTER II: ISLAM'S STAND ON THE QUR'AN * Why The Necessity Of

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Bible, History and Archaeology Members Public

History, Archaeology and the Bible Major web pages devoted to the general topic Archaeology and the Bible and Associates for Biblical Research at ChristianAnswers.Net Historical Apologetics History and the Bible Did the Exodus Never Happen? Biblical Archaeology The Archaeology of Egypt and Canaan in Ancient Times Papyrology Israel: Archaeology

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Q & A Panel: Wasn't Hitler a Christian? Members Public

Wasn't Hitler a Christian? A number of Muslims think it is the best way to bash Christianity by claiming that Hitler was a Christian. They mainly produce links to various atheist web sites to advance this claim. This was done first by Adnan Khan on his "Christian

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