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 […]
Racism Check: Not All Muslims Are Christian Crucifying Killers
I saw an article on Facebook yesterday of 8 nude bodies hanging from 8 crosses with the title “ISIS Crucifies 8 Christians in Syria for Apostasy from Islam.” Pretty emotional stuff. The article, which links here, has over 27,000 Facebook likes. Here is the text of the article in its entirety: Various sources have received […]