Archive for category: Islam

This is New York, and the debate is in Queens, so the chances of starting on time are just about nill, but, sometime around 7pm, and probably a bit before, I will start live streaming at the regular DL link here. Remember, this will be a raw feed straight from the debate, so you will hear audience noise, conversations during

Over the weekend this news story came out:    (CNN) — Authorities in Malaysia have seized more than 20,000 Bibles in recent months because they refer to God as “Allah,” Christian leaders said Thursday.    The seizures have fed fears among minority groups, which see signs of encroaching Islamic fundamentalism in the predominantly Muslim but multi-racial country.    “There is

   The Ministry Resource List continues to be a tremendous blessing to this apologist doing his best to bless the people of God. Last week I listed a very expensive volume, one of the earliest Shia pieces of literature to have come down to us, the Kitab al-qira’at of Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Sayyari. This new edition, with extensive introduction and notes,

   Just a quick note: I heard much about the Islamic rally in Washington this past weekend. Many were all up tight and worried that Bibles would be banned on Monday and women would have to wear the hijab by Wednesday. Now don’t get me wrong. There is reason to resist the imposition of sharia to be sure, but let’s face

…I might have time to get to all I want to do right now! I just received this book (again from the Ministry Resource List, one of the greatest sources of encouragement over the past year, let me tell you!), and I am chomping at the bit to get into it. Just flipping through it revealed that this will fit

For those of you who need to catch up on issues related to Islam, Chris Arnzen’s Iron Sharpens Iron radio program has done a number of relevant interviews. All the links below are available as free MP3 downloads. Many of the shows outline the basic issues, others go in-depth. Violent Teachings of Islam and the Peaceful Teachings of Christianity Thabiti

(For those not familiar with the acronym, ISNA is the Islamic Society of North America. Rick Warren was invited to address ISNA last week).

   One is left to wonder how many of the rest of Muhammad’s actions were, like this one, unworthy of emulation? Sahih Muslim Book 30, Number 5830, (#1099 in Al-Alim 6.0): Musa b. Talha reported: I and Allah’s Messenger happened to pass by people near the date-palm trees. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What are these people doing? They said: They

   My video files from my little Casio camera (yep, all of this has simply been from my little Casio…I have no idea when the professional footage will be available) were divided into three parts. I’ve posted the first, and the last, so…here’s the middle!

   Here is a small video version of my opening statement. By using the pause button you should be able to follow my opening statement pretty easily. I hope this is useful to those listening live (or, I would guess, for those who listen later as well!).

   Well, it is time to try out that new little PC. TQuid will be helping to monitor the unit for me, so if we have a break in the stream he should be able to get it back up (a luxury I won’t always have in all my debates). Click here to get to the webcast page, then use the

   I just received notice that a debate will be held on June 23rd, 6pm in the Durban City Hall in South Africa between John Gilchrist and Shabir Ally. I look forward to the recordings! I will be most interested in listening! It is being sponsored by the Islamic Propagation Center, Ahmed Deedat’s organization. I confess I find it a little

   I’m behind on the news, I guess, but just read this comment from President Obama: Now, the flip side is I think that the United States and the West generally, we have to educate ourselves more effectively on Islam. And one of the points I want to make is, is that if you actually took the number of Muslims

Christian-Muslim Debate Who Is God? The Trinity and Tawhid Reverend Tony Costa and Imam Habeeb Ali Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:00 pm North American Muslim Foundation 4140 Finch Avenue Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

“Last week I remembered the words which Barack Hussein Obama made while still on the campaign trail. He said that one of the most melodious and beautiful sounds in the world is the Islamic call to prayer, which by the way rings forth from the minarets here six times a day. Last Tuesday as the Mullah was shouting out his

   The only weapon that can win the war against a constantly advancing and militaristic Islam is the Holy Spirit of God applying the gospel of Christ to the hearts of Muslims and bringing them into a true and full relationship with God through Jesus. A dying secularist West may have all every kind of technology at its disposal, but it

   The greatest weapon against radical Islam is the gospel of peace. Sad, isn’t it, that the Taliban thinks the Pope is the “most important personality in the Christian world”? Kabul, 7 May (AKI) – The Taliban on Thursday threatened “harsh reprisals” if Pope Benedict XVI does not immediately intervene to stop Christians proselytising in Afghanistan. In a message posted

Mr. Bassam Zawadi has provided an answer (link to answer) to my recent article (link to article), which demonstrated that Mohamed did not know of the currently prevalent Muslim view that the Bible is corrupt. While I appreciate the answer, I must continue to respectfully disagree with Mr. Zawadi.

   Sunday morning I was talking with a brother at church whose heritage is Iraqi, and he was telling me about a YouTube video showing parts of a debate that was very popular in Iraq. The subject? Is the Earth Flat? The debaters are both college professors. The man defending a flat earth does so on the basis of the Qur’an.

I just spoke with Dr. Shah and we are having to “take a different approach” you might say to our future interaction. Not only could he not find any Christian churches that were willing to support the debate, but he ran into a good bit of opposition in his own community as well. Let’s face it, we live in post-modern

   “JWs and Bart Erhman’s all very well,” I hear you say, “but what happened to the Introduction to the Qur’an series??” Well, I apologize for the delay, but here it is, at long last, the third and final installment of the series. In this part we will examine what the Qur’an has to say about John the Baptist, Mary, and

When CNN makes note of this well-known movement on the part of the UN to suppress criticism of Islam, you know it is gaining steam. Ironically, the guest they have on to talk about this is…Christopher Hitchens. Irony of ironies. But check this out: Personally, I think the bulldozer idea is a good one. In any case, how does the

   David Wood and Nabeel Qureshi work together in promoting the gospel over at the Answering Muslims blog. Both men are to be commended for their dedication to a difficult task. They are also to be commended because they have put up with me more than once in various situations! They are good brothers.    Recently David Wood noted two important hadith

David Wood linked to this discussion of the banning of Geert Wilders from the UK. I really have to wonder what Wilders said in Fitna that was any “worse” than what I said in my debates regarding Muhammad and the Qur’an? I wonder when I will be banned as well? Given the “my head is blissfully in the sand, I

Rick Santorum with some…needed sanity.

   One of the prominent ideas set forth within the Qur’an is that of continuity with previous revelation, namely Judaism and Christianity (e.g., sura 2:87-91). Sura 2 teaches that in the beginning all people were one community, presumably with a single religion. Allah provided mankind with a Book with which to judge disputes that arose among people, and sent prophets to