Muslims
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US Pastor Andrew Brunson is Released from Turkey
Praise God! Turkey to release US pastor Andrew Brunson. Turkey is a secular state with no official religion. However, according to the government, Turkey is 99.8% Muslim and less than 2% Christian. However, in the first three centuries of Christianity, Turkey, which was called Asia Minor in early Christianity, was flourishing with Jesus communities. So what happened? Continue reading
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A Muslim’s Visit to the King’s Chapel
Carl R. Trueman, a professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, CA, shares that while in Cambridge with his youngest son–he decided to expose him to the coral evensong at the King’s Chapel (history of chapel here). After making it into the Chapel, escaping the down pouring rain that Friday evening in June, Trueman… Continue reading
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Syria Conflict: How It Became A Religious War
“In a word, Middle East experts say, religion.” For example, “Shiite Muslims from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran have flooded into Syria to defend sacred sites and President Bashar al-Assad’s embattled regime. Sunni Muslims, some affiliated with al Qaeda, have rushed in to join rebels, most of whom are Sunni. Both sides use religious rhetoric as… Continue reading
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Bible-burning Egyptian Muslim jailed for 11 Years
Never thought I’d be referring to the following, given that part of the world: (Reuters) – A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on Sunday for burning a Bible during a protest last year outside the U.S. embassy. Convictions for insulting Islam are common in Egypt, ruled… Continue reading
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Terrorists need Jesus too!
I was reminded of this fact by today’s bombing at the Boston Marathon, which killed 3 and injured more than 130 and garnered the praise of a Jordanian Muslim Salafi extremist group (see here). Only Christ can transform hateful and violent hearts that are swayed by misguided religious ideologies and grant new hearts of love and peace. Continue reading