Tony Costa vs. Bassam Zawadi

I engaged in two debates today in Bellflower, California. I have never done two debates in one day before, so that was quite the interesting experience. David Wood likewise debated today. Just a quick clip of the second rebuttal I offered in the first debate on the crucifixion against Osama Abdullah.

   I am writing a review of LDS author Daniel C. Peterson’s work, Muhammad: Prophet of God put out by Eerdmans (yes, Eerdmans, the formerly evangelical publisher). One of the topics addressed by the book relates to the power of the spoken word in Arabian thought. Poets were particularly potent enemies. Muhammad faced the wrath of a number of them (and

The debate will take place live, via Skype, at 8pm EDT. You can watch live here. Watch, and pray!

Was Christ Crucified? James White and Zakir Hussain debate the crucifixion of Jesus When: Tuesday 15 August 2017 6:30pm Where: Edgbaston Palace Hotel 198-200 Hagley Road Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9PQ

MuslimByChoice, a channel on YouTube, often attempts to respond to my materials. Unfortunately, he (they?) have provided far too many examples of bad argumentation, poor research, and simply erroneous reasoning. Here is an attempt to respond to only a tiny portion of my opening remarks from last week in Toronto.

Our Muslim authors begin their article by asking, “Is the Bible in our hands the same as during the time of Prophet Muhammad?” Immediately one must ask a number of questions: the same as that possessed by whom and where? That is, while it is very clear from the voluminous patristic sources (the writings of the early Christians) that the

I have just a few minutes before I need to leave to speak at the Cambridge Reformed Bible Conference, but wanted to report on last night’s debate. I intend to do a vlog (video blog) about it when I get back and address some of the key issues raised by Shabir Ally (esp. regarding his reliance upon liberal, destructive criticism