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Islam (Religion)

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  • Islam's Unbiblical View of Divorce

    12/23/2019 1:03:17 PM PST · by OddLane · 4 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/23/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore Surah 58: The Pleading Woman, and examine how Muhammad's views of marriage, divorce and adultery are fundamentally at odds with scripture.
  • Cathedral in Iraq's Largest Christian Town to be Rebuilt in 2020

    12/21/2019 4:23:51 PM PST · by marshmallow · 2 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | 12/19/19 | Courtney Mares
    Mosul, Iraq, Dec 19, 2019 / 03:01 am (CNA).- The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and set it aflame; however, in 2020 the Syriac Catholic cathedral will be restored as Iraq’s largest Christian community fights to rebuild and regain what was lost. “It is a very significant church because it was built from the donations of local people, agriculture workers,” Fr. Georges Jahola, a parish priest from Bakhdida, told CNA. Bakhdida, also known as Qaraqosh, is located 20 miles southeast of Mosul. Fr Jahola said that the...
  • The Left's Response to India's Citizenship Bill and Love Affair with Islam

    12/21/2019 3:52:54 PM PST · by OddLane · 14 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/21/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explain why the liberal media never misses an opportunity to defend a fundamentally illiberal dogma, and how it coincides with their hatred of national sovereignty.
  • Deadly Protests in Iraq Leave Indigenous Christians Between Hope and Fear

    12/20/2019 6:56:35 PM PST · by marshmallow · 1 replies
    Zenit News Agency ^ | 12/19/19 | Aid to the Church in Need
    Although Iraqi Christians, concentrated in the north of the country, lie far from the epicenter of deadly protests in Baghdad, their fate may be tied to the outcome of what demonstrators are calling a “revolution” in Iraq.While protestors in Baghdad have emphasized interfaith unity, protests have in fact been concentrated in Iraq’s nine Shiite provinces, with limited involvement from the Sunni Muslim and minority-dominated north. Most Christians live close to Mosul, Iraq’s largest Sunni Arab city, where the streets have been quiet. Mosul residents told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that after three years of war, people are...
  • The Darkness of Allah and his messenger

    12/19/2019 11:52:31 AM PST · by OddLane · 2 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/19/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore Surah 57: Al Hadid, and explain how it's impossible for Allah or his "prophet" to be the true light, and what distinguishes a true Apostle of God, such as Paul, from a false prophet like Muhammad.
  • The Perversity of Islamic Paradise

    12/17/2019 7:01:27 PM PST · by OddLane · 1 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/17/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore Surah 56, which describes the torments awaiting those who reject Islam, and explain why the "paradise" of Islam is filled with unrepentant sin.
  • Churches Closing and Mosques Opening in The United States

    12/17/2019 12:02:02 PM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 20 replies
    RF ^ | 12/11/19 | Julio Severo
    Some could blame left-wing Democratic President Barack Hussein Obama for the Islamization of America, but the facilitation of Islamization began before. Even though his name is completely 100 percent Islamic, it did not begin with him. It did not also begin with right-wing Republican President George W. Bush, even though after the 9/11 he treated Islam as a “religion of peace.” Probably, it began with right-wing Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who attended the dedication ceremony of a mosque in Washington D.C. in 1957. In his speech, Eisenhower spoke about the beauty of Islam and religious freedom in America. Now,...
  • Pope Offers Halal Meal on Third Day of the Poor

    12/16/2019 6:31:11 PM PST · by marshmallow · 23 replies
    Church Militant ^ | 12/14/19 | Juliana Freitag
    Backlash after Vatican modifies cuisine for MuslimsPope Francis' annual meal with the poor in St. Peter's Basilica took place again last month, gathering 1,500 people in the Paul VI Hall during celebrations marking the Third Day of the Poor. For the first time since the Sunday lunch with the poor was established in 2016, a meal observant of other religious restrictions was served: The menu offered a bolognese lasagna without pork (an essential ingredient in the centuries-old recipe). Wine was absent from the table as well. The adjustment was announced by Msgr. Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for...
  • UK [Catholic] Diocese Celebrates Muhammad, Eastern Guru

    12/12/2019 5:35:14 PM PST · by marshmallow · 7 replies
    Church Militant ^ | 12/12/19 | Stephen Wynne
    Southwark 'interfaith event' reflects growing religious indifferentismLONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) - A south London diocese is marking the third Sunday of Advent by honoring the founders of Islam and Sikhism alongside Christ. The archdiocese of Southwark is promoting a "Christmas, Milad and Gurpurab Celebration," a Dec. 15 "interfaith event" scheduled to be held at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in the borough of Lambeth. "If you are local to the church please consider going along in order to join in building friendships among people of different faiths," read a recent archdiocesan social media post advertising the celebration. "Honoring the births of Jesus Christ,...
  • Muhammad's Twisted Paradise

    12/12/2019 1:34:21 PM PST · by OddLane · 3 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/12/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore Surah 55 of the Koran, and explain the pagan origins of Islam's belief in djinn. I also delineate the differences between the true heaven and the perverse vision of paradise sketched out by Muhammad.
  • Syria’s Assad Says Pope Francis has ‘Incomplete’ Picture of the War

    12/10/2019 6:33:12 PM PST · by marshmallow · 4 replies
    Crux ^ | 12/10/19 | Staff Reporter
    ROME - In a new interview, Syrian President Bashar al Assad responded publicly to a letter he received from Pope Francis over the summer voicing concern about civilian casualties in the country’s ongoing civil war. Speaking to Italian journalist Monica Maggioni of the RAI 24 news site, Assad said that when he read the pope’s letter, “I had the impression that maybe the picture in the Vatican is not complete.” “That’s to be expected, since the mainstream narrative in the West is about this ‘bad government’ killing the ‘good people,’” he said, adding that most media depicts the Syrian Army...
  • The Limitations of Dawah

    12/10/2019 11:49:40 AM PST · by OddLane · 5 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/10/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explain why Islamic apologetics are so profoundly misguided, and why Muslims try to belittle the Bible in order to prop up their perverse prophet.
  • Vatican and Al-Azhar Propose a Day of Human Fraternity to the UN

    12/05/2019 5:51:28 PM PST · by marshmallow · 6 replies
    AsiaNews ^ | 12/5/19
    The proposal is in a message signed by Francis and Al-Tayeb delivered yesterday to the UN General Secretary who expressed his appreciation and support for the initiative.Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb have asked UN Secretary General António Guterres to declare 4 February World Day of Human Fraternity, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue reports. The request was made by members of a High Committee set up for to put into effect the Document on Human Fraternity for world peace signed by Francis and Ahmed Al-Tayyeb on February 4 2019 (pictured) during...
  • The Folly of Islamic Apologetics

    12/05/2019 7:06:09 AM PST · by OddLane · 12 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/5/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore some of the problems with dawah, and why Muslims are so poorly equipped at defending their religion and its alleged prophet. I also explain why memorizing long passages of the Koran is a fruitless endeavor.
  • Chaldean Archbishop: Christian Persecution Leads to ‘Many Thousands’ of Converts

    12/04/2019 6:26:13 PM PST · by marshmallow · 3 replies
    The National Catholic Register ^ | 12/3/19 | Ed Pentin
    Hungarian government sponsors a conference that brought together men and women who are on the front lines in protecting Christians around the world.BUDAPEST — The persecution of Christians in Iraq has led to “many thousands” of Muslims converting to the faith in the country, according to the newly appointed archbishop of Mosul. Chaldean Archbishop Najib Mikhael Moussa, a Dominican and Mosul native appointed to the formerly ISIS-occupied archdiocese in January, said that “many thousands of Muslims discovered the Person of Jesus Christ” after the “kind of violence” Christians faced there — persecution that led the faithful to become “stronger and...
  • Why Did Muhammad Worship And Swear By The Stars?

    12/02/2019 5:47:01 PM PST · by OddLane · 9 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/2/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore Surah 53 of the Koran, which poses problems for Muslims who continue to insist that Islam is a monotheistic, Abrahamic faith.
  • Is Islam A Religion of Peace (Thoughts On Putin's Invocation of The Koran)

    12/01/2019 5:06:55 PM PST · by OddLane · 18 replies
    Youtube ^ | 12/1/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore the context of the passage from the Koran quoted by Vladimir Putin in hopes of reconciling the warring parties of Yemen. I also contrast the "reconciliation" depicted in the Koran with true reconciliation in Christ, and explain how Yemen could truly solve its political problems.
  • The Perversity of Islamic Paradise

    11/30/2019 5:35:00 PM PST · by OddLane · 7 replies
    Youtube ^ | 11/30/19 | Gerard Perry
    I explore the difference between heaven as described in scripture, and paradise as it's portrayed by the perverse prophet of Islam.
  • Let God Be True, But Every Man A Liar (Islam's Lousy Arguments)

    11/29/2019 9:11:34 PM PST · by OddLane · 3 replies
    Youtube ^ | 11/30/19 | Gerard Perry
    I address some of the faulty arguments used to claim Islam isn't a false religion. I also explore how we should examine truth claims and compare Islamic growth rates with the popularity of previous heresies.
  • Remembering when Christian cavalry smashed the Muslim army and saved Europe

    11/28/2019 3:03:09 PM PST · by OddLane · 73 replies
    The Bridgehead ^ | Jonathon Van Maren
    Europe is filled with great Gothic churches, but for me Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral has always been one of the greatest. Not because her soaring bell tower and serrated steeples are so much more beautiful than those of other cities, but because it was St. Stephen's that presided over some of Europe's most consequential battles, when the forces of Islam rode up to Vienna to smash through into Europe and do to her great cathedrals what they did to Constantinople's Hagia Sophia...