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The Greek Literate Tradition in East and West Contra Islam

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My Icon of St. Clement of Rome purchased at Kiev Perchersk Lavra

In my last post I talked about how Christianity was born in the Greek literate tradition and was able to record the beliefs of the earliest Christians in their sacred texts known as the New Testament.  At the same time I contrasted this with Islam which with minimal exceptions has no documents until the 9th century.  At this point the Muslims probably realized that they couldn’t compete with a literate tradition in the long run.  Either that or some of the literate tradition of the areas that they conquered started to rub off on them.  After all, just because they didn’t accept the Christian religion in areas they were occupying, it doesn’t mean that they didn’t accept other cultural practices and customs and wouldn’t contradict Islam.

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How a Muslim Helped Christianity But Not Islam

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Dhul Qarnayn – Alexander the Great

When one studies ancient history, we see that the Greeks and the Persians were always at war, similar to how the English and French were always at war during the Middle Ages.  This happened from about 500 BC to the the Arab Conquest of Persia in the 7th Century.

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What Most People Don’t Know About the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Things have become worse in the situation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Constantinople.  In the interview above(which is short and I recommend everyone watch), the Orthodox bishop says that Russians who go on vacation in Turkey cannot receive communion in the churches there.  This is a pretty serious situation.

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Refuting Faiz on Surah 61:6

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St. John the Baptist

Faiz responded to an article I wrote a while back saying that Muslims and can learn from Archbishop Vigano.  He said a few things so I will have a few posts to respond to him.  They probably won’t be consecutive but I will respond.  I will probably write three or four in total so here’s the first.

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Did a Christian Missionary Really Bring Rob Walker of Hasbara Fellowships Back to Judaism?

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I’ve criticized Jews for Judaism in the past for not really producing any new material.  They seem to get volunteers and members of their community to simply repeat talking points while living off donations from Jews who don’t realize this or know any better.

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Refuting Gary Matson on Joseph of Arimathea

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There’s a fellow named Gary Matson who runs a website.  I’ve been reading this website for a while but have refrained from referencing it by name.  He’s an ex-Lutheran turned agnostic who now possesses extreme hostility to the Christian faith.  In a previous post, he said the following:

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James White and Michael Brown Debate Two Homosexuals

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I just watched a completely horrible debate on homosexuality.  On one side was James White and Michael Brown who are both skilled debaters and have published on the topic.  The other debaters were two liberal Protestant pastors named Pastor Deweyne Robinson and Rev. Ruth Jensen-Forbell.  I have never heard of either of them before and I don’t expect to see them again.

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Mecca isn’t in the Bible

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Mecca to Jerusalem. Is this really Psalm 84?

The Quran states that Muhammad is mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel.  Traditionally Muslims have pulled out passages such as the prophet like Moses in the book of Deuteronomy and the Paraclete of whom Jesus spoke.  I’ve spoken of Islamic history as being a polemic against history.  Deep down Muslim apologists are feeling this so they’ve gone beyond the supposed prophecies of Muhammad and have moved on to other things.  One of them is finding the city of Mecca in the Bible.

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Talking With a Shia Muslim

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrj9s5JoQ8E

There’s a coffee shop close to my house where I can be found a couple nights a week.  I’m usually there in the evening reading a book or doing some writing.  I know a lot of the people who work there.  They usually ask me what I’m reading.  It’s usually right before they say that they’re closing and I must soon be on my way.