Just came across Newkirk’s RTS thesis American Christian Zionism (hilarious how it appears right before Steve Hays’ thesis!). Download it here. I’ve only scanned through it; it looks like a very useful work. I can’t wait to sit down and read it all when I get the chance. Here’s a partial listing of Table of [...]

Steve has replied to my previous post (here; apparently I’m now only “siding with the enemy” instead of “sleeping with the enemy” – phew!), and a number of interesting things come to light, though I’m not sure why Steve doesn’t just state them himself. That is, he doesn’t seem to be saying what he really [...]

“It is the duty of all true followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bless Israel and reaffirm her fundamental legitimacy and right to the Land.” – Joel Rosenberg, “With All Due Respect, The Vatican’s Latest, Painful Pronouncement On Israel is Wrong,” October 25, 2010 Introduction The unsound theology of historic Dispensationalism has [...]

Introduction Despite the five pillars and a host of other foundational features, Islam remains a very diverse religion. Before engaging in more apologetic issues with regards to Islamic belief, it is important to at least be confronted with the complexity of Islam. It might help us Westerners to think of Islam in terms of Christianity [...]

In 632, Muhammad died. The umma didn’t really need any more revelations, but the Muslim community still needed some kind of leader. Abu-Bakr, the best friend of Muhammad and the father of his favorite wife Aisha, was the obvious choice. Despite Abu-Bakr’s succession of the Prophet, Muslim tribes started breaking up. Zakat (alms-giving) was “no [...]

The word “Islam” simply means to “submit.” Submit to what? To God, “Allah,” and this is manifested in the first pillar of Islam: There is no God but the one God Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of God. To list them as a whole, the five pillars of Islam are: Shahada (testimony/witness) – repetition [...]

Introduction “Four bombing attacks in Iraq killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 80 others, officials said Thursday. The deadliest attack happened before dawn in the Kurdish village of Wardek, south of Mosul, in northern Iraq. At least 20 civilians were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide truck bombing, an Interior Ministry [...]