It is a convenient, and I’ll admit, still a somewhat helpful statement to say, “What the KKK is to Christianity is what ISIS is to Islam.” The problem with it is, it is not true. By “not true,” I mean it is not objectively, factually, academically true. Not because I said so, but because of […]
What do Muslims believe? What’s the difference between Cultural and Radical Muslims?
I opened my newspaper’s USA Today section yesterday to see another horrifying cover story of Muslim suicide bombers devastating innocent people. What makes this attack different than some is that it is Muslims attacking other Muslims, this time in Turkey. Many people want an answer to the question, “What do Muslims believe as it relates […]
Don’t Spread Injustice: Cultural Muslims are not the same as Radical Muslims
Here are two things I am passionate about: Having conversations about what is true about different religions (specifically Islam in recent conversations) without saying the (silly) notion that all religions are the same. I desire simple honesty about what a religion believes and when lies are thrown out there, to identify them as such. How […]
Moderate Muslims Are Closer to Jesus than to Muhammad
I have an ex-Muslim friend who must remain anonymous because of death threats he has received (he lives in my hometown of Lansing). My friend was born in Iran and was a Muslim for 23 years. He left Islam and became a follower of Jesus after seeing two things: 1. The Qur’an is full of […]
The Flaw in the Moderate Muslim Response to ISIS, Radical Islam PART 4
This is Part 4 of 4. Read the Moderate Muslim Response to ISIS, Radical Islam PART 1 & Intro here first. The continued purpose of this series is to look at the actual text that a religion holds to be holy, authoritative and true as way of determining the truth about that religion, rather than […]
The Flaw in the Moderate Muslim Response to ISIS, Radical Islam PART 3
This is Part 3 of 4. Read the Moderate Muslim Response to ISIS, Radical Islam PART 1 & Intro here first. The continued purpose of this series is to look at the actual text that a religion holds to be holy, authoritative and true as way of determining the truth about that religion, rather than […]