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Scholarly debate on Islam, Christianity planned
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| Muslim scholar Dr. Shabir Ally (left) and Christian scholar Dr. David Wood will participate in an upcoming debate at UTC. (Photos: Contributed) |
In the wake of the July 16 shootings that left five service
members dead, Chattanooga resident and entrepreneur John Brandon said he heard
a couple of schools of thought.
Some people placed the
blame on Islam—which they view as inherently violent—because the shooter grew
up in a Muslim family; others said that the religion isn't violent and that a
radical interpretation of Islam is the problem.
Where is God?
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Where is God?
It seems like a child's question, a theological query during bedtime prayers or following a holy day at church or synagogue. Usually, the first answer we learned was simple, certain, and reliable: God is in heaven.
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Canada's Conservative Govt Brings up Islam Before Debate
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Among Republicans, polls show, fear of Islam is always on 'high simmer'
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Christian group has Islam-fearing freakout over Georgia schools teaching basic facts about religion
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Pastor Persecuted for Calling Islam 'Satanic' Faces Trial in December for Islamophobia
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Islam Versus Islamism: Inside the Mind of an Anti-Anti-Jihadist
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Maher, Dawkins Excoriate 'Regressive Leftists' for Political Correctness, Giving 'Free Pass' to Islam
“You are absolutely right that the regressive leftists give a free pass to Islam, where as they are kind of right about everything else … but in the case of ...
Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins blast 'regressive liberals' giving a 'free pass' to Islam - Washington Times
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'Third World War': Jordan's king warns radical Islam thrives on 'apathy of moderates'
Chastising what he called the “serious threat from the khawarej, the outlaws of Islamthat operate globally today,” the King stressed “these outlaw ...
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Carson Wants IRS To Revoke Tax Exempt Status For Muslim Advocacy Group
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Asian Muslim family are driven from their home after they converted to Christianity
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Fox News reporter on Oregon shooter's name: 'Doesn't sound like he's Muslim'
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Rising Rakhine party looming threat to Myanmar's Muslimminority
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Clerics order Muslim women not to contest Kolhapur polls
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Myanmar president is sued in US over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims
According to the plaintiffs, Muslim Rohingya are "subjected to genocide, torture, arbitrary detention, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" by ...
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Why It Matters That Ahmed Mohamed Is Both Black and Muslim
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A Muslim-atheist debate A liberal Muslim and a non-believer in search of common ground
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Fatwa directs Muslim women not to contest Kolhapur civic polls
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How Muslim women's clothes became a wedge issue in Canada's national elections
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Muslim groups sue Myanmar president for Rohingya 'genocide'
A coalition of Muslim groups has filed suit in New York against President Thein Sein of Myanmar and other government officials for alleged crimes ...
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Muslim Women Sound Off On 'Stupid' Niqab Debate
Many prominent Muslim women in Canada say they have heard enough of the niqab debate and are ready for federal leaders to shift their sights ...
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Devout Muslim Preaches His Love For America
Since 1965, about 60 million people have moved to the U.S. from around the world. AMuslim immigrant from Libya says living in the U.S. means both ...
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The 5 Ways American Muslims Can Respond to Anti-MuslimProtests
This October, anti-Islam extremists are planning roughly twenty anti-Muslim protests in front of mosques in America. Some of those protests will be ...
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Morton Grove's Muslim Education Center invites curious neighbors with open house
Non-Muslims led by a curiosity about Islam were invited to visit Morton Grove'sMuslim Education Center Sunday during a three-hour open house ...
Global Rally For Humanity: Planned Anti-Islam Protests Spark Calls For Extra Mosque Security By ... -International Business Times
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Darian Qureshi: An Unfounded Fear of Muslim Immigrants
In an Oct. 3 letter to the editor (“Immigrants bringing Islamic law with them,” by Michael Norton), the author expresses his concerns that Muslim ...
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Michael Savage Assumed UCC Shooter Was A Muslim
Savage also claimed that the community college shooter was almost certainly aMuslim, possibly tied to Al Qaeda and ISIS, but that the media would ...
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India's Government Speaks Out After Muslim Man Was Allegedly Killed Over Beef Rumor
The Indian government has condemned acts of religiously motivated violence in response to an incident last week in which a mob allegedly killed a ...
India's Government Speaks Out After Muslim Man Was Allegedly Killed Over Beef Rumor - Wall Street Journal
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Bay Ridge Muslims React After Presidential Candidate Ben Carson's Muslim Comment
GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson sparked a firestorm recently after saying, in an interview, that he would not advocate for a Muslim becoming ...
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The Nation of Islam could be Chicago's saviour
“In Islam, we're taught to protect all institutions of God. So it was like a slap in my face for them to deal drugs right out of the door of the church.”.
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Montini: Hateful anti-Islam rally returning to Phoenix
Under the almost humorous but clearly ridiculous name of "Global Rally for Humanity" anti-Islam protest rallies are planned for Oct. 9 and 10 across ...
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40% of NC Republicans Want to Outlaw Islam
A new poll shows that 40% of Republicans in the state of North Carolina think Islamshould be outlawed completely, with another 20% not sure about it ...
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Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins Infuriate Left with Islam Critique
Bill Maher and world-renowned biologist Richard Dawkins took Islam to task during the former's Real Time show on HBO this weekend, leading ...
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Parents gather to question Islam being taught in Tenn. public schools
(WKRN) – Islam is one of many religions required to be taught in Tennessee public schools. Monday night, concerned parents gathered at a school ...
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Blair: 'Perversion of Islam' behind Middle East problems
(CNN) -- The "perversion of Islam is the source of a lot of the problems in the Middle East," and more than force is needed to tackle extremism, former ...
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German anti-Islam group vents fury at Merkel over refugee welcome
Dresden (Germany) (AFP) - Thousands of German anti-Islam protesters on Monday vented their fury at Chancellor Angela Merkel over her welcoming ...
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Don't hang all religions with Islam's radicalisation problem
Islam is the only religion in Australia today with the problem of radicalisation, but in our rush to look tolerant, Christian church groups are being ...
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'Global Rally For Humanity': Planned Anti-Islam Protests Spark Calls For Extra Mosque Security By ...
Demonstrators shout during a "Freedom of Speech Rally Round II" outside the IslamicCommunity Center in Phoenix, Arizona May 29, 2015.
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40% of Republicans in N.C. think Islam should be illegal
A survey last week from Public Policy Polling found that 40 percent of Republican voters in North Carolina believe the practice of Islam should be ...
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IRS: Take Away Muslim Group's Tax-Exempt Status
The Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR), a U.S. Muslim group, recently demanded that I withdraw as candidate for the 2016 presidential ...
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UCC, other groups calling to curb anti-Muslim language in political campaigns
With the political campaign season ramping up, United Church of Christ national leaders want to hear more inspiring ideas that address the country's ...
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Constitutional struggles in the muslim world
I registered for this course. Did the course start? I can not get in!!!
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Sydney Muslim leaders vow to work with police to tackle extremism
October 03, 2015: A warning has been issued about the risk of more lone wolf-style attacks as global terror organisations find new ways to radicalise ...
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Two academic Chairs in Contemporary Islam at Ghent University and UCL
The Baillet Latour Fund finances two academic chairs 'Contemporary Islam' at Ghent University and UCL. Its objective is to understand the social ...
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BLOGS
Surprise! @Salon lies about Ben Carson and about Islam
Salon is running a nasty, moderately incoherent piece by some random Muslim attacking Dr. Ben Carson over his views on Islam. In it, the author ...
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