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Birth Rates Members Public

Birth Rates Some Muslims argue for polygamy because sometimes it is needed. Statistically, women almost always outnumber men in any given population. Are some women supposed to be confined to life alone because there is no man for them to marry? But that is not true. The Encyclopædia Britannica (15th

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Banish Them to Their Beds and Beat Them -- Muhammad's Low Opinion of Women Members Public

Banish Them to Their Beds and Scourge Them! Muhammad's Low Opinion of Women By David Wood The status of women in the Arab world is a source of frequent criticism against Islam. Women in the West have fixed their gaze on the polygamy, veils, and other inequalities in

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Islam and Terror; Some Thoughts after 9/11 Members Public

Answering Islam is not in agreement with some of the theological views presented in this article. We publish it in the Islam & Terrorism section of our site because the author's psychological and sociological analysis is helpful for understanding the dynamic of terror present in Islam. Islam and

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The Christianity of the Qur'an Uncovered - Part 3 Members Public

From [email protected] (Bob Kirk) Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: The Christianity of the Qur'an Date: Thu Dec 12 16:25:25 EST 1996 Organization: Lambton College, Sarnia, CANADA Message-Id: <[email protected]> The Christianity of the Qur'an Uncovered

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Combating Porkophobia: An Examination of Shabir Ally's Fascination with Pigs [Part 3] Members Public

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] An Examination of Shabir Ally's Fascination with Pigs Being a Christian Response to his "Eating Pork" Article [Part 3] This is the third and final installment of our rebuttal to Shabir Ally. Shabir writes: This is why the true followers

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Combating Porkophobia: An Examination of Shabir Ally's Fascination with Pigs [Part 2] Members Public

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] An Examination of Shabir Ally's Fascination with Pigs Being a Christian Response to his "Eating Pork" Article [Part 2] [ To follow the flow of the argument, the three parts should be read in the order presented. ] Shabir continues with these

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The Quran on the Holy Bible: Examining Some More Comments from Islamic Scholars Members Public

The Quran on the Holy Bible Examining Some More Comments from Islamic Scholars Sam Shamoun We continue our pattern (http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Bible/index.html) of examining what the Quran and some of Islam's premiere commentators say about the authenticity of the Holy Bible. In this present

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Jesus is God - Part 1 Members Public

Does the Bible Say, That Jesus Is God? [Part 1] Since Muslims and Christians do seemingly have a very different mind-set in how they approach their scriptures and in what way they expect to find truth conveyed, let me first address the topic on how God is speaking in his

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