Non-Radical vs. Radical Islam

In some ways, Islam is difficult to characterize. The reason for the difficulty is because it is conceived of and practiced differently among different Muslim groups. One possible way to characterize it is by denomination. Different denominations of Islam conceive of religious practice in different ways. However, this does not…
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What You Need to Know about Islam: Part 5 – Islam’s Beliefs about Christianity

It is amazing how widespread Islam is around the world, but also how little most people know about it. It does have its own reputation, but that only tells part of the story. Reputations are generalizations that tend to be rather shallow. They may reveal some of the “what” about…
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The Problem of False Beliefs

In November of 2025, Christianity Today magazine hired Nicole Massie Martin to be its next president and CEO. Martin is a black woman who is also an ordained pastor in the AME (American Methodist Episcopal) denomination. She is actually highly credentialed. She has degrees from Vanderbilt University (B.S.), Princeton Theological…
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What You Need to Know about Islam: Part 4 – Islam’s Moral Beliefs

It is amazing how widespread Islam is around the world, but also how little most people know about it. It does have its own reputation, but that only tells part of the story. Reputations are generalizations that tend to be rather shallow. They may reveal some of the “what” about…
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What You Need to Know about Islam: Part 3 – Islam’s Worldview Beliefs

It is amazing how widespread Islam is around the world, but also how little most people know about it. It does have its own reputation, but that only tells part of the story. Reputations are generalizations that tend to be rather shallow. They may reveal some of the “what” about…
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Look Out for Fake Christians

The New York City mayoral race really turned ugly. While most of the heated rhetoric was focused in the political arena between those who support capitalism and those who want to change America to a socialist system, there is an underlying religious element, as well. Now the obvious underlying religious…
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