Is the Quran or Bible the Word of God? Christianity or Islam?

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Leaving Islam and death for apostates

It is not permissible to spill the blood of a Muslim except in three instances I mentioned in a previous post that it has been difficult for me to find out what the “official” position of Islam is on apostasy.  Death for apostates seems to have been the explicit teaching of Muhammad, On the authority [...]

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Death for Apostasy?

Yesterday’s post dealt with the topic of apostasy in Islam.  Here are some Muslim voices who reject the death penalty for apostasy from Islam, Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa, has unequivocally told the Washington Post that the death penalty for apostasy no longer applies. Dr. Hisham Hellyer, a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies [...]

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What is the Islamic position on apostasy?

What is the Islamic position on apostasy? I’ve had a difficult time finding the “official” position. On the one hand, there are many examples of apostates being put to death. Muslims who convert to Christianity live in fear for their lives such as Maher El Gohary and his daughter, Dina. They converted to Christianity and [...]

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True Freedom of Religion Is Two-Way Traffic

True Freedom of Religion Is Two-Way Traffic   By Jacob Thomas In Islam freedom of religion implies that members of other faiths are encouraged to Islamize; on the other hand, a Muslim may not convert to another religion. Early in the history of Islam, this radical position became solidified against anyone who dared to go [...]

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