religion
Broader studies on belief, worldview, spirituality, and the human response to divine revelation.
Women in Christianity and Islam Paid Members Public
women - Answering Islam – Sam Shamoun TheologyArticles examining the role, status, and dignity of women within Islamic sources compared with biblical teaching, addressing common Muslim claims and misunderstandings.Answering Islam – Sam Shamoun TheologySam Shamoun Overview articles * Women in the Qur'an * Muhammad's Low Opinion of Women * Top
The Ultimate Goal of Islam: World Domination Paid Members Public
The Ultimate Goal of Islam James M. Arlandson Islamic terrorism may eventually be defeated in its large manifestations, like the one we saw on 9/11, but built into earliest Islam is an ultimate goalwhat is it, according to the Quran, the Hadith (Muhammads words and deeds outside of the
Is Islam a Religion of Peace? The Two Faces of Islam Paid Members Public
The Two Faces of Islam . . . Still Smiling Why All Muslims Benefit From Terrorism By David Wood My hungry toddler woke me up this morning. After making his breakfast, I turned on my computer and found that London had just been struck by terrorists. As I watched news clips for the
Is there a true religion? Paid Members Public
By Dallas M. Roark, Ph.D. If the discussion of a true religion is to be meaningful, it must have an objective starting point. In a sense it must parallel the scientific method. We cannot start with a given factor. The starting point must be one that all people can
Siddiquis errors and omissions at his Vanderbilt speech Paid Members Public
The non-speech on Islam and coexistence What Dr. Habib Siddiqui should have said at Vanderbilt James M. Arlandson At an interfaith conference at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Habib Siddiqui delivered a speech on March 11, 2006, titled "Islam and Co-existence." Normally, speeches at universities are sparsely attended, so they
A Dialogue with a Saudi Muslim (6) Paid Members Public
* Part One, which has a brief Introduction * Part Two * Part Three * Part Four * Part Five Soliman al-Buthe (or al-Buthi) wrote an Open Letter to Congress in 2005. Then he initiated a dialogue with me, so we decided on this sequence. 1. In 2005, I commented and asked questions about the
Should the State turn the other cheek? Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson I have often heard confusing and confused uses of "turn the other cheek." The saying seems so imbalanced and out of touch with reality, as it circulates around the world, out of context and isolated. Someone gets punched, and he is told to turn the
Officers, soldiers, and God Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson According to the New Testament, is it possible to be honored by God and be a weapon-carrying soldier or law enforcement officer, at the same time? Does God approve of soldiers and officers of the State? Does he condemn the military? If not, may individual Christians serve,