Talk Islam » christianity http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Talk about your old grievances: the Knig … http://talkislam.info/2008/08/04/talk-about-your-old-grievances-the-knig/ http://talkislam.info/2008/08/04/talk-about-your-old-grievances-the-knig/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:11:12 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/08/04/talk-about-your-old-grievances-the-knig/ Talk about your old grievances: the Knights Templar are suing the Pope.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/08/04/talk-about-your-old-grievances-the-knig/feed/ Radical Muslim and Christian groups stok … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/21/radical-muslim-and-christian-groups-stok/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/21/radical-muslim-and-christian-groups-stok/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:12:07 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/07/21/radical-muslim-and-christian-groups-stok/ Radical Muslim and Christian groups stoke the embers of Papua’s conflict.

Note the involvement of American Protestant churches in this region — not dissimilar to Saudi-funded Salafi preachers in the West…

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/21/radical-muslim-and-christian-groups-stok/feed/ The Public Record has a post on American … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/the-public-record-has-a-post-on-american/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/the-public-record-has-a-post-on-american/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:19:58 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/the-public-record-has-a-post-on-american/ The Public Record has a post on American soldiers aiming to win converts to Christianity amongst Iraqis.

(Via BNR.)

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/the-public-record-has-a-post-on-american/feed/ A student kidnaps Christ and provokes de … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/a-student-kidnaps-christ-and-provokes-de/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/a-student-kidnaps-christ-and-provokes-de/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:12:41 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/a-student-kidnaps-christ-and-provokes-de/ A student kidnaps Christ and provokes death threats.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/07/10/a-student-kidnaps-christ-and-provokes-de/feed/ A church whose £600 Christian Aid Week … http://talkislam.info/2008/06/10/a-church-whose-600-christian-aid-week/ http://talkislam.info/2008/06/10/a-church-whose-600-christian-aid-week/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:41:32 +0000 muse http://talkislam.info/2008/06/10/a-church-whose-600-christian-aid-week/ A church whose £600 Christian Aid Week collection was stolen has had the money replaced by members of the neighbouring mosque.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/06/10/a-church-whose-600-christian-aid-week/feed/ Coptic monks building a wall on disputed … http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/coptic-monks-building-a-wall-on-disputed/ http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/coptic-monks-building-a-wall-on-disputed/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:39:19 +0000 Lawrence of Arabia http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/coptic-monks-building-a-wall-on-disputed/ Coptic monks building a wall on disputed land near the Abu Fana monastery led to an exchange of gunfire.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/06/04/coptic-monks-building-a-wall-on-disputed/feed/ The Pakistan-born Bishop of Rochester http://talkislam.info/2008/05/30/406/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/30/406/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:18 +0000 muse http://talkislam.info/2008/05/30/406/ The Pakistan-born Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, claims the “social and sexual” revolution of the 1960s had led to a steep decline in the influence of Christianity over society and radical Islam is filling the void.

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/05/30/406/feed/ Religious literalism and IQ - Razib disc … http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/religious-literalism-and-iq-razib-disc/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/religious-literalism-and-iq-razib-disc/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 03:20:30 +0000 aziz http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/religious-literalism-and-iq-razib-disc/ Religious literalism and IQ - Razib discovers a correlation. What would the data look like for Islamic denominations? Speculate!

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/religious-literalism-and-iq-razib-disc/feed/ Possible ’streams’ within Christianity … http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/possible-streams-within-christianity/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/possible-streams-within-christianity/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 06:31:58 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/possible-streams-within-christianity/ Possible ’streams’ within Christianity:

  • evangelical*: the emphasis on the Bible as the reference for correct belief
  • catholic: the need and importance for tradition
  • liberal: the need for individual human intellect
  • charismatic: the need for prophesies, miracles and the workings of the Holy Ghost

*not to be confused with fundamentalism

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]]> http://talkislam.info/2008/05/27/possible-streams-within-christianity/feed/ Reports say Michael Nazir-Ali wants the … http://talkislam.info/2008/05/25/reports-say-michael-nazir-ali-wants-the/ http://talkislam.info/2008/05/25/reports-say-michael-nazir-ali-wants-the/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 15:52:55 +0000 thabet http://talkislam.info/2008/05/25/reports-say-michael-nazir-ali-wants-the/ Reports say Michael Nazir-Ali wants the Church to do more to convert Muslims in Britain.

Just one more reason to disestablish the Church.

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