While the airwaves are filled with the refrain “Mary did you know” the person of Mary, the circumstances of conception, and the nature of her child, Jesus, are sources of deep theological division. Evangelical Christians and Muslims agree that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary. But Progressive Christiansand Jews reject that. Some Eastern Christians and Roman Catholics…
By Mateen Elass, from his personal blog. While Muslims in the West often emphasize their kinship with Christians (the Qur’an claims we believe in the same God, and trace our lineage, spiritually at least, back to the same forefather Abraham), at the same time Muslims in other parts of the world are targeting Christians for…
By Zaheer Babar LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A court convicted a Pakistani Christian man and sentenced him to death Thursday in a blasphemy case that sparked a riot last year in the eastern city of Lahore, according to his lawyer. Naeem Shakir, the lawyer for Sawan Masih, said a judge announced the verdict during a…
Through historical reasoning and a spiritual search for God, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi found truth that led to his conversion from the Islam faith to Christianity. The international speaker and author shared his journey to seek truth and subsequent Christian conversion with approximately 1,200 people at First Presbyterian Church in Edmond, Okla., on Feb. 9. Born…
By Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist Wealthy Kenyans and Westerners bustled about Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi on Saturday. Families ate lunch in the food court. A radio station targeting Kenyan Asians was hosting a children’s event on the roof of the parking lot. Around noon, armed gunmen stormed the mall and exploded grenades. Thousands of…
By Mateen Elass Reviewed by Ray Jones, The Layman What is Islam all about? How does it compare with Christianity? Why does conflict arise between the two? The Rev. Mateen Elass has written a brief but extremely helpful book packed full of information taken directly from the Bible and the Quran. With continuing turmoil in…